Lyrics Mother of Civilisation - U-Roy , Aisha

Every parts original
No, we no have no false parts, as I would say (Ooooh)
Well, well, from head to toe (Ooooh)
You haffi know, oh yes, a so we go (Ooooh)
Do you know about it? (Ooooh)
Come make me tell you 'bout it (Ooooh)
Come chat to them, Aisha!

Yes, I know (Eh heh)
How it feels to be hungry
Do you know? (Yeah, baby!)
I wonder, do you know?
Of course I know
Yes, I know
How it feels (What do you know?)
To be thirsty (You don't know)
Do you know? (Like I really know)
I wonder, do you know? (Yes, I know)

'Cause she's the mother of civilization
And she's the sister of a civilization
And yes, the daughter come fi rule the nation
Yes, we haffi tell it to the world
Yes, we tell it to all the little boys and all the little girls
Do you know what it takes to be hungry?
You never know what it takes to have no clothes
Do you know what it takes to be homeless?
Yes, yes, don't even have a dress, as I would say
Say, do you know, y'all?

Used and abused, picked and refused
I work, you get the promotion
I wonder, do you know?
Do you know what it takes to be abused?
I wonder, do you know?
To be used and refused, as I would say
You never know, yes, you couldn't know (Ooooh)
Yeah, you gotta be a soldier like that, as I
Would tell you, you know what I mean? (Ooooh)
You have fi be the soldier inna this yah army (Ooooh)
And you just gotta believe, yes, a what I gotta say to you (Ooooh)
Yes, a you no know, no, you never know (Ooooh)
Yes, you never know, oh yes, you never know (Ooooh)
You really know 'bout the African sister?
Yes, you know about the African daughter?
Mother of a civilization
Daughter of civilization (I wonder, do you know?)
Sister, yeah, yes, she rule the nation (I wonder, do you know?)
Tell it to the whole generation
Now you no know, yes, you never know
You never know (Mother!)
And no, you couldn't know, unless I tell you!
You never know (I'm a sister!)
A 'bout the African sister (A daughter, a warrior!)
No false parts (Do you know?)
No false breast, no false bum (Do you know?)
Everything original, as I would say!
Do you know about the African sister?
You never know about the African daughter
Don't you know?
Yes, I got to tell you so
And a so we go, you know?
Never know, y'all

No, you never know, y'all
You have to know, you have fi know
Yes, me haffi make you know
Yes, a same so it goes, as I would tell it to you
'Bout the mother of civilization
'Bout the sister come fi rule the nation
Say, 'bout the daughter of civilization
Yes, she a one of Jah Jah pickney
So you haffi know
You better know
Exactly how it goes, I would say
Yes, yes, you better know, as I would tell you
Yes, you haffi know, baby
Really and truly, you got to know
You got to know, as I would say
No false parts, as I would tell you
Everything original from the start, as I would tell you
Everything original from the top to the very last drop, as I would say