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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rupert Willington
Rupert Willington
Composer
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney
Composer
Delroy Hines
Delroy Hines
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawrence Lindo
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Producer

Lyrics

Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why?
Yeah
Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why?
Oh, yeah
Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why?
Oh my, oh yes, oh yes, uh
More than two thousand years
Since I come here
It's more than two thousand years
Since I come here
And all I can say is
Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why?
Oh my, oh yes, oh yes, uh
Why, o why, o why? (Jah-Jah)
Why, o why, o why? (What a shame)
Do what you can, what you can
For I and I, I
Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why? Oh
Oh Jah, oh Garvey, uh
Using my brothers (why, why, why, tell me why?)
Brothers and sisters (why, why, why, tell me why?)
You using my brothers, brothers (why, why, why, tell me why?)
Brothers and sisters, you can hear I ah say
Why, o why, o why?
Why, o why, o why? (Oh my)
Do what you can, what you can
For I and I and I and I and I
Why, o why, o why? (Help us Jah-Jah)
Why, o why, o why? (Do what you can)
Do what you can, what you can
For I and I and I and I and I
Why, o why, o why? (Oh, Jah-Jah)
Why, o why, o why? (Yeah-yeah)
Oh-my, oh-my, hm, let me hear
Why, o why, o why? (More than two)
Why, o why, o why? (Thousand years, yes)
Since I and I come here
Oh-my, oh-my
Why, o why, o why? (Feel so sad)
Why, o why, o why? (Feel like say)
Hello, hello, hello
But if I should I know
Why, o why, o why? (They woulda beat I down)
Why, o why, o why? (Beat I down, down)
Written by: Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington, Winston Rodney

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