Lyrics and translation Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies - King of Ska
Take
your
time,
take
time
for
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
prends
ton
temps,
car
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
you′ve
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
beware,
for
he's
right
on
top
Prends
ton
temps,
méfie-toi,
car
il
est
au
sommet
Take
your
time,
you′ve
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Don't
rush
it,
man,
you
will
surely
lose
it
Ne
te
précipite
pas,
mon
chéri,
tu
vas
tout
gâcher
I
am
going
to
burn
your
skin
like
a
blazing
fire
Je
vais
brûler
ta
peau
comme
un
feu
ardent
So
take
your
time,
take
time
for
the
king
is
back
Alors
prends
ton
temps,
prends
ton
temps,
car
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
you've
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
beware,
for
he′s
right
on
top
Prends
ton
temps,
méfie-toi,
car
il
est
au
sommet
Take
your
time,
you′ve
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
I
want
you
to
know
who's
the
king
of
the
ska
Je
veux
que
tu
saches
qui
est
le
roi
du
ska
The
king
of
the
ska
is
right
here
on
top
Le
roi
du
ska
est
là,
au
sommet
So
take
your
time,
take
time
for
the
king
is
back
Alors
prends
ton
temps,
prends
ton
temps,
car
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
you′ve
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
beware,
for
he's
right
on
top
Prends
ton
temps,
méfie-toi,
car
il
est
au
sommet
The
king
is
back,
right
here,
and
he′s
right
on
top
Le
roi
est
de
retour,
il
est
ici,
et
il
est
au
sommet
Take
your
time,
take
time
for
the
king
is
back
Alors
prends
ton
temps,
prends
ton
temps,
car
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
you've
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
beware,
for
he′s
right
on
top
Prends
ton
temps,
méfie-toi,
car
il
est
au
sommet
Take
your
time,
you've
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
I
want
you
to
know
who's
the
king
of
the
ska
Je
veux
que
tu
saches
qui
est
le
roi
du
ska
The
king
of
the
ska
is
right
here
on
top
Le
roi
du
ska
est
là,
au
sommet
So
take
your
time,
take
time
for
the
king
is
back
Alors
prends
ton
temps,
prends
ton
temps,
car
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
you′ve
got
to
know
that
the
king
is
back
Prends
ton
temps,
tu
dois
savoir
que
le
roi
est
de
retour
Take
your
time,
beware,
for
he′s
right
on
top
Prends
ton
temps,
méfie-toi,
car
il
est
au
sommet
The
king
is
back,
right
here,
and
he's
right
on
top
Le
roi
est
de
retour,
il
est
ici,
et
il
est
au
sommet
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1
Israelites
2 King of Ska
3 Keep a Cool Head
4 Israelites (1970 Live Version)
5 Shing a Ling
6 007 (Shanty Town)
7 First Time For a Long Time
8 A It Mek
9 It Mek
10 Mother Pepper
11 You Can Get It If You Really Want
12 Honour Your Mother & Father
13 Sing a Little Song
14 Licking Stick
15 Pickney Gal
16 Mother's Young Gal
17 Sabotage
18 Rude Boy Train
19 (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used to Sing
20 Get Up Edina
21 Beautiful and Dangerous
22 Mother Nature
23 Get Up Little Suzie
24 Perseverance
25 Everybody Join Hands
26 It Gotta Be So
27 Busted Lad
28 Rudy Got Soul (Alternative Take)
29 Sentimental Reason
30 Problems
31 Personal Possession (Alternative Take)
32 Young Generation
33 Generosity
34 Unity (Alternative Take)
35 Pretty Africa
36 Mount Zion
37 Hanging Tree (Alternative Take)
38 Sweet Music (Alternative Take)
39 Fu Manchu (Alternative Take)
40 Mother Long Tongue (Alternative Take)
41 Call On Me, Baby (Alternative Take)
42 Sugar and Spice
43 Dancing Time
44 Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
45 It Pays
46 The More You Live
47 Wise Man
48 Bongo Gal
2 King of Ska
3 Keep a Cool Head
4 Israelites (1970 Live Version)
5 Shing a Ling
6 007 (Shanty Town)
7 First Time For a Long Time
8 A It Mek
9 It Mek
10 Mother Pepper
11 You Can Get It If You Really Want
12 Honour Your Mother & Father
13 Sing a Little Song
14 Licking Stick
15 Pickney Gal
16 Mother's Young Gal
17 Sabotage
18 Rude Boy Train
19 (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used to Sing
20 Get Up Edina
21 Beautiful and Dangerous
22 Mother Nature
23 Get Up Little Suzie
24 Perseverance
25 Everybody Join Hands
26 It Gotta Be So
27 Busted Lad
28 Rudy Got Soul (Alternative Take)
29 Sentimental Reason
30 Problems
31 Personal Possession (Alternative Take)
32 Young Generation
33 Generosity
34 Unity (Alternative Take)
35 Pretty Africa
36 Mount Zion
37 Hanging Tree (Alternative Take)
38 Sweet Music (Alternative Take)
39 Fu Manchu (Alternative Take)
40 Mother Long Tongue (Alternative Take)
41 Call On Me, Baby (Alternative Take)
42 Sugar and Spice
43 Dancing Time
44 Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
45 It Pays
46 The More You Live
47 Wise Man
48 Bongo Gal
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