Banks of the Hope

Hey watch ya now
 Hey see yah now
 Hey cooh ya now
 Huh-huh-huh
 Huh-huh, huh-huh
 Ha-huh-ha
 Ha-haa-huh-huh-haa
 Ha-haa-huh-huh-haa
 Haa-haa, huh-haa-haa
 Haa-haa
 Yeah wi-
 Put jah first and second and third
 Watch we blessings come forth
 Blessings come forth
 Yow it is a miracle
 Fi mek yuh thing shot
 An' nuh end up a' Gun Court
 End up a' Gun Court
 Ahh-aahhhhh
 Growing up on the banks of the Hope
 Never give up and wi never lose hope
 And wi never sell out and never sell dope
 Now ironically everything weh' we say
 They say is dope (listen)
 It never break wi spirit growing up broke
 Roll out smelling like carbolic soap (yes!)
 A regular wi run boat just fi stay afloat
 And wi run joke just fi cope
 Hear wha nuh social mobility, limited scope
 But mama mek wi know seh time longer than rope
 Wi nuh frighten fi nutten 'cause we used to go without
 From food stamps but now stamp full up wi passport
 Hear wha juvenile nuh put no gun inna yuh Jansport
 Fi collect no banknote, no that a di wrong sport (hey!)
 Everybody want a bus like public transport
 But hold the fort, everything curry like goat
 Put jah first and second and third
 Watch we blessings come forth
 Blessings come forth
 Yow it is a miracle
 Fi mek yuh thing shot
 An' nuh end up a' Gun Court
 End up a' Gun Court
 Ahh-aahhhhh
 Growing up on the banks of the Hope
 Never give up and wi never lose hope
 And wi never sell out and never sell dope
 Now ironically everything weh' we say
 They say is dope (listen)
 Marl road, top road to back road
 Affi make a mark like the chalk pon di blackboard (hey!)
 Affi do a ting fi mama pot load
 Swear wi nuh, affi mek di Glock load
 Hear wha now, the whole a Tavern
 Hope flat back to common
 Tin mackerel affi kill wi 'cause wi nah go bow fi salmon
 And we nah go a no station, answer to no summons
 Putting up resistance just like Beres Hammond
 Put jah first and second and third
 Watch we blessings come forth
 Blessings come forth
 Yow it is a miracle
 Fi mek yuh thing shot
 An' nuh end up a' Gun Court
 End up a' Gun Court
 Ahh-aahhhhh
 Growing up on the banks of the Hope
 Never give up and wi never lose hope
 And wi never sell out and never sell dope
 Now ironically everything weh' we say
 They say is dope (listen)
 Ahh-aahhhhh
 Growing up on the banks of the Hope
 Never give up and wi never lose hope
 And wi never sell out and never sell dope
 Now ironically everything weh' we say
 They say is dope (listen)