...BACK TO MY ROOTS... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
Woah, na na na,
Yeh eh eh, ee yeh... hey, yeh.
Woah, na na,
Woah, now.
Verse 1:
This is to whom it may concern;
Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return.
Says we all got a lesson to learn,
This is the reason that I'm back to my roots.
Chorus 1:
,
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my roots,
,
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Bridge 1:
So we took that commercial road, searching for some fame and gold.
And gained the whole wide world and almost lost our souls.
Some say we should have led the way; taken over from Bob Marley.
Got brainwashed by the system, yeah, what a heavy heavy, price we paid.
It's time to go back to the way we was;
()
Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub--Dub.
Chorus 2:
,
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my roots,
,
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Bridge 2:
Some a say that we gone soft; whatever happened to the Pulse so hard?
They use to take a militant stance, now all were hearing is a song and a dance.
Well we tried all that pop and jive, to keep the band and the music alive.
So here's my promise to everyone; I'll serve the sufferers from this day on.
It's time to go back to the way we was;
()
Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub--Dub.
Chorus 3:
,
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my roots,
,
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Solo:
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, (x2)
It's time to go back to the way we was;
()
Reggae-Raggamuffin Rub--Dub.
Chorus 4:
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub,
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.
Reggae Raggamuffin rub-a-dub.
Chorus 5:
,
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my roots,
,
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Verse 2:
This is to whom it may concern;
Ragamuffin, Rasta-man return.
Says we all got a lesson to learn,
Help I and I mek Babylon burn yah!
Chorus 6:
,
I'm back to my roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
I'm back to my roots,
,
Roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roo, roots.
Outro:
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(Repeat to Fade)
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