(intro)

(segue a música toda)
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(intro)
Now here comes a special request
To each and everyone
Especially those of my brethren
Who forget where they are coming from,you know
This song is called roots and culture

(Bm   A)
Skep skebbe dep skep
(Bm   A)
Skebbe debbe dep skebbe dep skep scoye
(Bm   A)
Skep skebbe dep skep
(Bm   A)
Skebbe debbe dep skebbe dep skep scoye

(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you
(Bm   A)
My brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you
(Bm   A)
Don't you burn your bridges then behind you
(Bm   A)
My brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you burn your bridges them behind you

(Bm   A)
Cause if you burn your bridges down
(Bm   A)
That is a wrong thing to do
(Bm   A)
The good you do today will surely live after you
(Bm   A)
I say
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you

(Bm   A)
Skebbe dep skebbe dep skep
(Bm   A)
Skebbe debbe dep skebbe dep skep scoye
(Bm   A)
Skep skebbe dep skep
(Bm   A)
Skebbe debbe dep skebbe dep skep scoye

(Bm   A)
Remember the days of bread and water man
(Bm   A)
Remember the days of hunger
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Don't forget your roots and culture
(Bm   A)
My brethren say
(Bm   A)
Remember your place of shelter
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Cause if you deal with war man
(Bm   A)
You can't run far
(Bm   A)
You deal with grudge
(Bm   A)
You a go melt like fudge
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you no

(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you
(Bm   A)
Don't you burn your bridges them behind you my brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you burn your bridges them behind you
(Bm   A)
Cause if you deal with war man you can't run far
(Bm   A)
You deal with grudge
(Bm   A)
You a go melt like fudge mi say
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you mi brethren say
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you no

(Bm   A)
Remember your roots and culture my brethren say
(Bm   A)
Remember your place of shelter
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Don't forget the days of bread and water man
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Remember the days of hunger
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For you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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You spit ina the sky
(Bm   A)
It a go fall ina you eye mi say
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
(Bm   A)
Don't you bite the hands that feed you

(Bm   A)
Ske dep skebbe dep skep
(Bm   A)
Skebbe debbe dep skebbe dep skep scoye
(repeat)