A weh we say, this one goes out to the foundation, you know
Yeh man know your roots, know your lineage, know your culture Yeh man a little history lesson for those who don't know, you know
To know where you're going,
Got to know where you're coming from
On this musical journey
Keep your foundation
Boom! Since reggae music was a baby,
Warrior troddin him up in his stroller
It captivate the minds of the people all over
Anytime when it play you feel it deep in a your soul, ah
Drum and the bass mek you skank off your shoes
The fifth of august, the year was 1962
The union jack removed after three hundred years of rule The independent soundtrack yes it was a reggae tune
Ska, deh pon the radio, pon the system it a boom
This history it is true, and it wasn't taught in school
Have you ever heard about Clement Coxsone and Mr Duke?
Pioneers in the soundsystem culture that we use
You better know the roots, search and discover the truth
See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise
See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool
See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub
They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas
Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves
See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love
To know where you're going,
Got to know where you're coming from
Come mek we take them back to school You know 'bout Alpha Boys School? Whole heap of instrumentalists
Them institute produce
SupaNova wha happen to them, some little novice dem a fool
Lee Scratch Perry been dubbing it from the roots
Wha you know about U-Roy,
Wha you know about Big Youth?
Mighty Diamonds, Jacob Miller
Prince Buster with the groove
The Skatalities was like a satellite
Far beyond the moon
Mille Smalls with the first hit number one tune
Big up Peter, Bunny Wailer, Delroy Wilson
Bob Marley keep a show when he come from England And mek the two opposition leader dem shake hand
Dem think that dem fi teach we from inna grade one
After that, dem do it once
When we lost that great man
That was 1981, gwaan go do some revision
Dancehall began to rise and gave birth to Yellowman, Shabba Ranks, Bounty, Buju, Beenie, Sizzla, Capleton
See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise
See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool
See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub
They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas
Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves
See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love
To know where you're going,
Got to know where you're coming from On this musical journey
Keep your meditation
To know where you're going,
Got to know where you're coming from On this musical journey
Keep your foundation
See them a Dubwise, and them nah dubwise
See them a Dub School, and them a dub fool
See them a Dub Club, and them a dub scrub
They need to do the history, check where it a come from See them a Sankofa, and them not really ovas
Catch them a vinyl, and them can't find themselves
See them a Trenchtown, and them caan wear the crown Them deya Inner City Dub but nah have no inner city love
Ha! And this one goes out to the foundation
Set it from groundation
From past to present to future generations
Yeh man if you listening reggae music you have to know the history of the nation, you know
Yeh man wanna big up the whole dubwise family Yardcore keeping it hardcore
Yeh man Vinyl Thursdays, Exile and the whole team
Dub School, SupaNova
Vinyard Town, the whole Jah Ova Evil
Trenchtown roots rocking,
Kingston Dub Club
Gabri and the whole team
i-Nation in this nation
Just to know, just to know
(you got to know the history of the nation) You got to know, you got to know
Tell them Savona!
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