War Ina Babylon Songtext
von Max Romeo & The Upsetters

It sipple out deh
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh

A wha′ you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah
War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
It sipple out deh, wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man
De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no
De police men nuh like de dreadlocks man
De dreadlocks man nuh like de police man, no

So war ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh
A wha′ you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
Let me tell, it sipple out deh
A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh, oh, yeah


When come pride then cometh shame
A man pride shall bring him low, yeah, oh, yeah
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit
And you know it's true, yeah, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
A wha′ you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha′ fe do? we slide out deh, oh, yeah

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha′ fe do? Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh
So wha' fe do? Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah
True, true, true, it sipple out deh
Let me tell, we slide out deh

Marcus garvey prophecise, say
One mus′ live 10 miles away, yeah, in this time
I-man satta at the mountain top
Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot

War ina Babylon, tribal war ina Babylon
A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha′ fe do? We slide out deh, oh yeah


War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
A wha' you seh, it sipple out deh
So wha' fe do? Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah

True, true, true, it sipple out deh
So wha′ fe do? Mek we slide out deh, oh, yeah
True, true, true, it sipple out deh
Let me tell, we slide out deh