Tenement Yard

Album: Tenement Yard (1978)
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  • Right-o!
    Hear dem say...ah ah ah!
    Dreadlocks can't live in a...tenement

    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Too much su-su su-su su-su, too much watchie watchie you
    Too much su-su su-su su-su, too much watchie what you are
    (repeat)

    Dreadlocks can't live in privacy
    Anything him do, old nigga see
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su su
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su su

    Dreadlocks can't smoke him pipe in peace
    Too much informers and too much fears
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su su
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su su

    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Can't penetrate in a tenement yard
    Can't penetrate in a tenement yard

    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Dreadlocks can't live in a tenement yard
    Too much su-su su-su su-su, too much watchie watch you
    Too much su-su su-su su-su, too much watchie what you are

    Dreadlocks can't penetrate the rent man
    All him a do is sell Jah Jah land
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su
    Can't penetrate in a tenement yard
    Can't penetrate in a tenement yard

    Dreadlocks can't lick him pipe in peace
    Too much informers and too much fears
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su su
    Too much watchie watchie watchie, too much su-su su-su

    Can't I-ditate in a tenement yard
    Can't I-ditate in a tenement yard


    Dreadlocks can't lick him pipe in peace
    Too much Babylon and too much laws
    Too much....
    Too much informer..... Writer/s: JAMAR MCNAUGHTON
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Simon from Brussels, BelgiumYou're right, but songwriting is not like politics. If you look at songteksts like this, they can still be very good. I love this song too :-).
  • Keisha Medley from Portmore, Jamaicathis is a good song in that Mr. Miller speaks about his problems in this manner. but what he should have done instead of just stating his problems he should have listed some solutions along with those problems. but i love the song bcuz its good
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