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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Max Romeo
Max Romeo
Vocals
B. Gardiner
B. Gardiner
Bass
Cynthia Schloss
Cynthia Schloss
Background Vocals
Earl "Chinna" Smith
Earl "Chinna" Smith
Guitar
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Programming
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Max Romeo
Max Romeo
Songwriter
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Songwriter
Brown
Brown
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah
Say so
Wha' you know?
[Verse 2]
Everyone speaks of Babylon
No one remember Rihab
Rihab and Babylon was like taught in the paper, you know
[Verse 3]
(Ah ah, talk Rayno) Say so
(Ah ah, chant Rayno) Hey
[Verse 4]
A long time I man did a-wonder. yeah
A long time, long, long time ago
A long time I man did a-tell you say
A long time, long, long time ago
[Verse 5]
(True) The more you look is the less you see, oh, yeah
(True) The less you look is the more you see
[Verse 6]
A do you hear me when I say? (True)
The more you look is the less you see, oh, yeah (True)
The less you look is the more you see, oh, yeah (True)
[Verse 7]
I steal it, keep it, a-why stop?
So nobody beat up you got (True)
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out (True)
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out (True)
[Verse 8]
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance (True)
[Verse 9]
Do you hear what I say? (True)
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah (True)
La, la, la, la, la (True)
Alright (True)
(True)
[Verse 10]
Don't say you have never been told, oh, yeah (True)
'Cause it was written by great man of old (True)
Do you hear me what I say? (True)
The half has never yet been told, oh, yeah (True)
Jah Jah is in full control (True)
[Verse 11]
Listen (True)
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
[Verse 12]
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
[Verse 13]
A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah
A long time, long, long time ago
A long time I man did a-tell you say
A long time, oh, yeah
[Verse 14]
A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah
A long time, long, long time ago
A long time I man did a-tell you say
A long time, oh, yeah
[Verse 15]
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
[Verse 16]
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
[Verse 17]
The more you look is the less you see, oh, yeah
The less you look is the more you see
A do you hear me when I say?
The more you look is the less you see, oh, yeah
The less you look is the more you see, oh, yeah
[Verse 18]
A long time I man did a-wonder, yeah
A long time, long, long time ago
A long time I man did a-tell you say
A long time, believe it or not
[Verse 19]
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
When your hand in the lion mouth
Me said me take time pull he out
[Verse 20]
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
No need to jump and prance
Tan and see no spoil, no dance
Written by: Brown, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Max Romeo

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