Water and Oil Songtext
von Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Dem try fi hold, hold weh dem can′t conquer
Rastaman no mix up with no vagavanga
Say dem try fi hold, hold weh dem can't conquer
Rastaman no mix up with no vagavanga

They want to condemn the innocent
For crimes which we did not commit
They want to get good people mix up
In their bag of tricks

But water and oil can′t mix
Water and oil don't mix
Water and oil can't mix
Water and oil don′t mix

Say dem try fi hold, hold weh dem can′t conquer
Rastaman no mix up with no vagavanga
Say dem try fi hold, hold weh dem can't conquer
Rastaman no mix up with no vagavanga


Hear this! Nah go like the son if you no like the father (true-a)
True, we manifest under the same order
Cock your ears and listen while you hear the part ya
But first, come in Papa Ziggy as the eldest brother
Yes, I hear the lies they′ve told
Dem says, "Rasta did this and this"
What is the politican role
Is it to create conflicts?

But water and oil can't mix, hey
Water and oil don′t mix
Water and oil can't mix up
Water and oil don′t mix

Jah who I praise break your silence
Now that the wicked is accusing
Attacking for no reason
All we did was pray for them

All the way things happen fast
Some things me nah go 'member
But the day did cool, cool and collective iya
Next thing mi know some unwanted visitors
Some devil worshipping Rasta hating cold-blooded murderer
Never get what dem expect, dem expect lamb fi slaughter


Hear this! This is Ragamuffin and him hitting harder
We get up from where we sit down to a strategic corner
Me and the bwoy dem eye mek four me mek a nervous swallow
Prip around from left to right me look 'pon all mi brother
Hold me head up to the sky and make a final prayer
Zoom! zoom! And everything take cover

Look how fast lightning rod back out in all a dem face
Quick! Mi back out mi no ′member wha′ it name
Dem never know the youth dem would not lose dem faith
Through the grace of the Father everything set straight

Water and oil can't mix, yo
Water and oil don′t mix
Water and oil can't mix, yo
Water and oil don′t mix