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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Poet and the Roots
Poet and the Roots
Performer
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Vocals
Dennis Bovell
Dennis Bovell
Keyboards
Floydie Lawson
Floydie Lawson
Guitar
Winston Curniffe
Winston Curniffe
Drums
Everald Forrest
Everald Forrest
Percussion
Vivian Weathers
Vivian Weathers
Bass Guitar
Jah Bunny
Jah Bunny
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Producer
Dennis Bovell
Dennis Bovell
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Brothers and sisters rockin'
A dread beat, pulsin' fire burnin'
Chocolate hour and darkness creepin' night
Black veiled night is weepin'
Electric lights consolin' night
A small hall soaked in smoke
A house of ganja mist
[Verse 2]
Music blazin', soundin', thumpin' fire, blood
Brothers and sisters rockin', stoppin', rockin'
Music breakin' out, bleedin' out, thumpin' out fire, burnin'
[Verse 3]
Electric hour of the red bulb
Stain' the brain with the blood flow
A bad, bad thing is brewin'
[Verse 4]
Ganja crawlin', creepin' to the brain
Cold lights hurtin', breakin', hurtin'
Fire in the head and a dread beat bleedin', heatin' fire, dread
[Verse 5]
Rocks rollin' over hearts, leapin' wild
Rage risin' out of the heat of the hurt
And the fist curled in anger reaches her
Then flash of a blade from another to a him
Leaps out for a dig of flesh, of a piece of skin
And blood, bitterness, explodin' fire, wailin' blood, and bleedin'
Written by: Linton Kwesi Johnson
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