Informer
by Snow

Album: 12 Inches of Snow (1992)
Charted: 2 1
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Darrin O'Brien, Edmund Leary, Michael Greer, Shawn L. Moltke, Terri Moltke
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 6

  • Shiloh from Phoenix, AzI'm sorry, but "I Shot the Sheriff" was written and first released by Bob Marley & the Wailers. Eric Clapton's version is a cover.
  • Max"The lyric is "a licky boom boom dem" not "down". It is referring to them being butt kissers to put it nicely." No it isn't.
    In a '93 documentary, Snow said "A licky boom boom down" means knocking an informer/snitch out. The music video itself seems to imply shooting them since he's pantomiming gunshots.
  • Moosehead from ScMC Shan is my favorite rapper of all time. unfortunately, on the radio, his part got cut out most of the time. how could i fell off, boy, i helped pioneer this! down by law, marley scratch!
  • Jim Dandy To The Rescue from King Of Queens, Ny Nya licky boom boom down, great words from the hardcore streets of queens, 62nd and yellowstone, nice neighborhood, we used to eat scoop gelato from the vendors on Saturday, sometimes the guy with sunglasses would come around and we would all pose for pictures with the latest in heisted fashion, those were the days. Empire State yo
  • Piper from San Francisco12 inches of snow, but as a white boy we know it should have been more like 2 inches of snow, just a light dusting, leave the heavy lifting for the Jamaicans.
  • Stephen Redmond from TennesseeThe lyric is "a licky boom boom dem" not "down". It is referring to them being butt kissers to put it nicely.
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