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Josey Wales

Josey Wales OD, born Joseph Winston Sterling in St. Mary, Jamaica is an influential Jamaican dancehall deejay. He was considered, along with Brigadier Jerry, Yellowman and sound system partner Charlie Chaplin, one of the best deejays of the 1980s. Wales is named after the 1976 Western movie character from The Outlaw Josey Wales, played by Clint Eastwood, and subsequently nicknamed "The Outlaw". His career began in the late 1970s performing over U-Roy-owned King Sturgav sound system, and he gained even more popularity in the early 1980s performing over Henry "Junjo" Lawes's Volcano sound system, and recording singles such as "Bobo Dread" and "Leggo Mi Hand" for Lawes' label of the same name as well as later hits for George Phang's Power House label, most notic… more »

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Intro

Now you've been entertained by 
two greatest djays in the whole wide world 
The man call principal Charlie Chaplin and 
I man the colonel take it star 
Rip it colonel rip it a million time do it star 

Verse 1

Because your mama can not help you 
I say your daddy can not help you 
You little sister can not help you 
Your baby brother can not help you 

Chorus 1 
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you and you colonel 
Crossing the river of Jordan 
Going to mount Zion 
To African land lord   up in a African land 
Jesus Christ I man tell them star 

Verse 2 

Cause when I look up to the hills 
From when come my strength 
The strength come from the lord God 
Jah Rastafari 
The heathen them a wicked and
We know them have to die 
We give thanks and praise to his 
Majesty high 
Crossing the river of Jordan 
Going to mount zion to African land 
Lord principal rip it 

But how we a go cross river Jordan 
How we a go cross river Jordan 
Well with my bible and my rod 
Deh in a mi hand give thanks and praise 
To the almighty one 
When time me weak Jah Jah 
make I man strong 
A So me know dem yah two djay live long 

Chorus 2

Because your mama can not help you 
I say your daddy can not help you 
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you
Talk to them colonel 

Verse 3 

Like how Joshua command 
The sun to stand still
One thousand heathen down a Babylon get kill
Me a tell the righteous man them 
No have to write no will 
Him going up to Zion son Jah Jah pay bill

Chorus 3 
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you and you 
Only Jah Jah can help you 
Lord 

Verse 4 

Zion is a holy place 
I man say no heathen couldn't enter there
Cause some of them a jump on a ship 
Some a jump on a boat 
Some a carry them donkey them horse and them goat
Them must a think Rastaman a keep no float
When we going to Zion lord of mercy 

but me say rolling rolling rolling on the river 
Rolling rolling rolling on the river 
Many river to cross 
How many rivers do we have to cross 
Before we can sit and really talk to the boss 
The flowers in the garden and the green green grass 
Going up to Zion and we can't reach last 
We giving thanks and praise unto his majesty 
So tell them me idren me say Charlie you see

Chorus 4

Because your mama can not help you 
I say your daddy can not help you 
Its only Jah Jah can help
Me and you and you 
Lord have mercy 

Verse 5

Because a way downtown where the children 
Used to play 
And this is what the king and I really had to say 
Well if you check it out  you was never really with it
You take a skip and now  
Run up on me quicker
Bring you walk stick cause we will hit you 
In your hip 

Its only Jah Jah  can help me an you 
Rip it colonel
Lord I say blessed Is the man 
That walkers not in the presence of the ungodly

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