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  1. Build Jamaica New (Roots Version)

Songtext

[Intro]
Big up the Riverton crew
Big up the shop floor
The woman dem with the mallet
The woman dem with the plan
Selector! Drop the timber rhythm
Hard work
Real work
Watch me now

[Chorus]
We build Jamaica new
Hammer and the nail, me a push it through
We build Jamaica new
Strong timber, make it true
(Make it true)
We build Jamaica new
Sawdust a fly, yeah we coming through
We build Jamaica new
Foundation solid, me and you

[Verse 1]
Forget the nails with the polish and the paint
Me want the nails for the roof, no complain
Man a look me, see the goggles on me face
Me a carve the future, me a set the pace
Cedar smell sweet, mahogany tough
Life in the Kingston streets can be rough
But the chisel in me hand is a weapon of grace
Sanding down the edge, clearing the space
Me no want no heels, me want the steel toe
(Rough it up)
(Tough it up)
From the morning sun 'til the light go low

[Chorus]
We build Jamaica new
Hammer and the nail, me a push it through
We build Jamaica new
Strong timber, make it true
(Make it true)
We build Jamaica new
Sawdust a fly, yeah we coming through
We build Jamaica new
Foundation solid, me and you

[Verse 2]
Them say "Girl, what you doing with the plane?"
Me say "Building a house, keeping out the rain"
Apprentice today, but a master tomorrow
Building the joy, cutting out the sorrow
No time for the chat, no time for the pose
Me sweat a drop down to me toes
Every joint tight, every angle right
Shaping the island with all of me might
Wood shavings white like a cloud on the floor
Level up the vibe, then me build one more
(Level it)
(Build it)
The blueprint is mine, me a open the door

[Chorus]
We build Jamaica new
Hammer and the nail, me a push it through
We build Jamaica new
Strong timber, make it true
(Make it true)
We build Jamaica new
Sawdust a fly, yeah we coming through
We build Jamaica new
Foundation solid, me and you

[Outro]
Kingston lady, woodshop lady
Building it strong
Building it long
(We build it)
No more soft play
This a the hard way
(We build it)
Blue overalls, big ambition
(We build it)
Yeah
Selector, pull it!
(Hard work)
(Real work)