It A Ring-Tonto Irie

[ti:It A Ring] [ar:Tonto Irie] [al:Reggae Anthology: King Jammy's Roots, Reality and Sleng Teng] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.34]It A Ring - Tonto Irie [00:02.76]Written by：E. Coley [00:04.18] [00:08.34]It a ring inna me ears it a ring [00:11.11]It a ring inna me ears it a ring [00:13.80]Now each and everyday we hear poor people crying [00:16.61]Cannot feed di elders cannot feed di suckling [00:19.07]Me fadda cyaan buy a phensic if mi head is hurting [00:22.01]Now living in Jamaica is a wonderful thing [00:24.77]Lot of food and water when di sun is shining [00:26.82] [00:27.43]But all over di world people is suffering [00:29.50] [00:30.09]They don't know where to turn to make a living [00:32.76]Ambitious we Hafiz live pon hustlin [00:34.92] [00:35.55]We nah turn a thief we prefer do some sellin' [00:38.05]Seller out there more than buyer but we stil a try a thing [00:40.71]Now it a ring inna we ears it a ring [00:43.46]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [00:45.83]Now mi hold di michrophone now like a damn safety pin [00:49.03]Yuh jook me with a pin jah a go charge yuh fi sin [00:51.74]We got to be conscious in this world we living in [00:54.36]Some bwoy nowadays man Dem follow fashion [00:57.08]And marry fi Dem girl and give her pretty redding wing wedding ring [01:00.22]And when di wedding done and Dem no have no [01:02.02]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [01:04.97]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [01:07.66]Children must go to school to do some learning [01:09.92] [01:10.48]Stop waste time bout yuh is calling [01:12.61] [01:13.28]Go to school jah man and see what you can win [01:15.95]Like Michael Mccallum come up inna boxing [01:18.64]Marlene ottey she come up inna running [01:21.24]Puppa jammy him inna producing [01:23.82]Yuh know that Tonto irie him inna entertaining [01:26.75]Man daddy john Dwayne inna entertaining [01:29.35]Junior Reid and half pint inna entertaining [01:32.10]It ring inna wi ears it a ring [01:34.78]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [01:37.65]Cannot feed di elders cannot feed di suckling [01:41.79]Me fadda cyaan buy a phensic if mi head is hurting [01:45.64]But living in Jamaica is a wonderful thing [01:48.32]Lot of food and water when di sun is shining [01:50.99]But all over di world people is suffering [01:53.62]They don't know where to turn to make a living [01:56.30]Ambitious we Hafiz live pon hustlin [01:58.91]We nah turn a thief we prefer do some sellin' [02:01.63]Seller out there more than buyer but me still a try a thing [02:04.40]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:07.00]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:09.69]Children must go to school to do some learning [02:12.44]Stop waste time bout yuh is calling [02:14.60] [02:15.17]Learn fi do a lickle reading licke writing [02:17.76]So you can write your application if a job is open [02:20.16]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:23.20]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:25.85]Tonto irie a di DJ king [02:28.72]Now me sit down pon di riddim like a lizard pon a limb [02:31.30]Sit down pon di riddim like a Tyre pon a rim [02:34.04]Now mi hold di michrophone now like a damn safety pin [02:36.84]We got to be conscious in this world we living in [02:39.49]Jook me with a pin jah a go charge yuh fi sin [02:41.70]Now it a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:44.72]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [02:47.03] [02:47.83]Tonto irie man him sit down pon riddim [02:49.83] [02:50.34]Sit down pon riddim like a lizard pon a limb [02:52.94]Sit down pon riddim like my transport spring [02:55.52]From we born we Neva sight such a dangerous thing [02:58.34]Take 'way the queen me say from di king [03:00.83]I know the warn me warn me warn me inna Brooklyn [03:03.62]Dem warn me warn me warn me inna foreign [03:06.28]Dem seh Tonto irie man him this thing [03:08.87]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [03:11.69]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [03:14.33]Children must go to school to do some learning [03:16.61] [03:17.16]Stop waste time bout yuh is calling [03:19.86]Don't throw your talent inna rubbish bin [03:22.06]Just go to school jah man and see that what yuh can win [03:25.29]Like Michael mccallum come up inna boxing [03:27.94]Marlene ottey she come up inna running [03:30.18] [03:30.78]Tonto irie him inna entertaining [03:33.41]Man john Dwayne inna entertaining [03:35.93]Junior Reid and half pint inna entertaining [03:37.79] [03:38.49]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [03:41.29]It a ring inna we ears it a ring [03:43.95]We got to be conscious in this world we living in [03:46.82]Jook me with a pin jah a go charge yuh fi sin [03:49.52]Dem warn me warnme warnme inna foreign [03:51.70] [03:52.20]Dem warn me warn me warn me inna Brooklyn [03:54.95]Sit down pon riddim like my transport spring