I Could Hear the Music

INTRO

Tippa Irie:

Reggae music, Ska music, Rocksteady and the Blue Beat music.

Mi a listen from mi eye deh a mi knee.

So come and listen this a story and mi sing say.

A likkle Mento and Calypso, a likkle Soca thats just how it goes.

A From Jamaica to London town, now hear the word, power and sound and mi sing say.

VERSE 1

Bongo Kanny:

Father was a Rastaman, mother was a conscious, country woman,

Coming from Clarendon, 13 years old drop a London.

I was born the 3rd one, Church Road Stonebridge grow I.

My Town Reggae presence strong, same place Jetstar and Trojan.

Chorus:

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.

VERSE 2

Tippa Irie:

Cause mi say up a Bridge Park or Coliseum,

A dem deh place deh di DJ used to jam.

Well if a di Apollo mi seh in a Willesden,

Where nuff nice tings used to gwaan.

A mi say, back to back and belly to belly,

Well man and woman in a sweet harmony,

Bubble to the left and move to the right and everybody lock down tight, whole night.

Chorus:

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.

VERSE 3

Bongo Kanny

Remember the story's told, when the blue beat music sold,

When the rocksteady took a hold, then reggae music took control.

Tippa Irie:

And you cant forget the Ska neither the Two Tone, with Ranking Roger at the Microphone.

With Neville Stapples and Pauline Black them used to have the place pon lock, and mi sing say, deh a Hawk Eye, in a di record shop, Jerry play a nice tune mi say gimmi one of that. Gimme dat deh tune deh mi know say it hard, a dat mi waan play in a mi yard.

Chorus:

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.

I could hear the music blowing in the summer breeze,

I could feel the bassline rumbling under my feet.