Helping Hand

Yagga yagga yow

Tararirapstapstapsteh Oh well oh well

(Yagga Yagga Yagga Yow)

Tararirapstapstapstera era oh well

Yagga Yow

Irie Souljah again

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Why don’t you give a helping hand (Give a helping hand)

To the poor and the needy

Would you give a helping hand (Give a helping hand)

Give them something to believe in

If we don’t give a helping hand (Yagga yow)

It’s like life has no meaning

So go and give a helping hand

Because the world needs healing (How you mean)

How long we deh yah and we nuh realize wah gwaan

So many people live without an occupation

But we deh yah still we know that life goes on

We can overcome (we shall overcome)

Cuz it nuh tek much fi give a strength sometimes

To share a couple dollars with who don’t have a dime

So we can keep the youths dem outta violence and crime

Mi see some man dem full a money they don’t intend to share

While see some poor people dem nuh have clothes wear

It seems society just pretend to care

Why don’t you give a helping hand

To the poor and the needy

Would you give a helping hand

Give them something to believe in (Come on now)

If we don’t give a helping hand

It’s like life has no meaning

So go and give a helping hand (Yagga yow)

Because the world needs healing

So help a bredda when you can (yeah)

Nothing is wrong to give a helping hand

Help a bredda when you can

It’s not where you’re going

It’s more where you’re coming from (Yow)

A nuh time fi a criticize (No)

A time now fi move di lies (yeah)

When mankind ago realize

Is a good thing when we see next bredda rise

A nuh time fi siddung and point finger

Now is not the time fi a worse and linger

Love yuh neighbor help your brother and sister

Conscious music a dat wi a sing fa (Tell dem)

Cause music is heart and life

Some man a gwaan chant fi equal rights

It’s not about what you speak on life

Time fi cease all war and fight

Why don’t you give a helping hand

To the poor and the needy

Would you give a helping hand

Give them something yeah

Cause if we don’t give a helping hand

It’s like life has no meaning

So won’t you give a helping hand

Because the world

(Irie Souljah a say)

So why don’t you give a helping hand

To the poor

To the poor and the needy

Something to believe in

Because the world needs healing

Uh woh woh woh well

Give a helping oh Jah Jah

Give a helping oh Jah

Give a helping oh Jah Jah

Oh Jah Jah no no

(Irie Souljah wi say)

Mi seh fi give a helping hand

Why don't you give a helping hand