Teach The Children Lyrics

Teach The Children lyrics

I say the words of your mouth 

And the meditation of your heart 

Be
acceptable 

Always know that you're gonna be responsible, seen 

And I
say yuh find yourself With an instrumental influence 

Use it with a
positive sense 

Or else yuh gonna pay the consequence 

Rebel speaks
again 



I say be careful what you teach the little children 

Make
sure a nuh something to hurt them 

Mind what yuh say to mi sista 

She
could be the next Prime Minister 

(I say) fi watch what yuh say to mi
daughta 

Cuz in the long run, she could be your doctor 

How yu no fi
mention dat to mi son, Don 

A me no want me little boy fi turn a gunman




Still yuh never listen 

Yuh ears must be missin 

Every day
yuh say yuh gun a shine an a glisten 

Yuh writing fi the screamer and de
lighter and de whistle 

It look like yuh forget all about God's blessing


De wisdom from your mouth 

Meditation of your heart 

Should be
free from negative of every sort 

Want a good cow 

Yuh better grow a
good calf 

Be careful what ya inject inna de youth dem heart (and just)


  

I say be careful what you teach the little children 

Make sure
a nuh something to hurt them 

Mind what yuh say to mi sista 

She could
be the next Prime Minister 

(I say) fi watch what yuh say to mi daughta


Cuz in the long run, she could be your doctor 

How yu no fi mention
dat to mi son, Don 

A me no want me little boy fi turn a gunman 

 


Mista Tie an Mista Jacket 

You Mr false prophet 

Leading the
children astray, 

Mi a beg unnu fi stop it 

Dust upon an rocket


For put it in yuh pocket 

Give the people water fi carry inna basket


So if ya find yourself 

With a instrumental influence 

Everytime
you use it, use your conscience 

The seed where yuh sow 

It is no
accident 

And nevah yuh nevah yuh nevah yuh shall escape the judgement




Watch what you teach the little children 

Make sure it not
something to hurt them 

Mind what yuh say to mi sista 

She could be the
next Prime Minister 

(I say) fi watch what yuh say to mi daughta 

Cuz in
the long run, she could be your doctor 

And yu no fi mention dat to mi son,
((Dan?)) 

And me no want me little boy fi turn a gunman 



If yuh
say yuh love di yout 

And that is the truth 

We will find out cuz you
are judged by the fruit 

If ya teach dem fi shoot 

And turn prostitute


Hang upon your shoulder, never dilute 

Tommorow man and woman 

Is
the youth of today 

So understand that you should not lead dem astray


You responsibility 

Is to to show dem the way 

And if you dont
then-- 

Somebody, somebody have fi pay (so) 



Watch what you teach
the little children 

Make sure it not something to hurt them 

Mind what
yuh say to mi sista 

She could be the next Prime Minister 

How yuh fi
say dem ((naw?)) things to mi daughta 

When in the long run, she could be
your doctor 

No bother mention dat to mi son, ((Dan?)) 

And me no want
me little boy fi turn a gunman 



Mista Prime Minister, Mista Speaker


Mista Opposition Leader 

Linguist, Journalist, Dj's and Singer


Producer, Smooth operator 

And de radio announcer 

Preacher,
Teacher, Mother and Father 

How much ah tell yuh 

When me tell you mi
friend 

You want me repeat meself all over again 

Yuh want the future
nice 

And yuh don't know how 

Yuh bettah teach the yout right 

And
yuh better do it now (so) 

(repeat chorus and fade)