The Herb

I wanna big up herb men from Trelawny

Herb men from St. Elizabeth

Herb men from St. Thomas

And herb men from Westmoreland

That's where the strong sensimilla come from

Herb men from all over the land

Merciless make them understand

Make them understand, make them understand

Please excuse me while I light my spliff

Oh God, I gotta take a lift

The coke and the cracka when me nah go sniff

So people excuse me while me light me spliff

Then me tell them

Herb is the healing of the nation

Smoke by all different generation

Herb is the healing of the nation

And it was here from creation

And Solomon grew up, the sensimilla was grown

Sow it with the seed and then we reap by the pound

You spot me herb field and tell Sergeant Brown

Him and him friend them all a come fi burn it down

Herb make me wise, me nah go be like no clown

Me nah trespass and no coke compound

You a herb man, nobody can't push you 'round

Love the sensimilla, you feel it cold as sound

Herb is the healing of the nation

Smoke by all different generation

Herb is the healing of the nation

And it was here from creation

The herb make me wise and not the herb make me crude

I man a burn it from me a likkle youth

Herb is the healing, I man know say a the truth

I eat mek me buy me pickney them school boot

Me plant by the sucker and water every root

'Cause me waan fi buy all me kids crispy jute

You come fi burn it down, you nuh fi you khaki suit

A that you plan to do, well I am planning to shoot

Herb is the healing of the nation

Smoke by all different generation

Herb is the healing of the nation

And it was here from creation

Excuse me while I light my spliff

Oh God, I gotta take a lift

The coke and the cracka when me nah go sniff

So people excuse me while I light my spliff

Well I say fi legalize the herb, it woulda better fi the world

It woulda help the boy, it woulda help the girl

Help everybody in this whole world

So legalize the herb and me a tell you a no joke

It woulda help the ghetto youth them left off of the coke

Light up the chalice and back weh with the coke

If you pray to puppy dog, me say you gwaan choke

Dwelling at the coke pen, you don't got no hope

Nuff man me see hang themselves by the rope

All Rastaman me waan see chalice cope

Make Babylon cough when them take in the smoke

Me tell them say

Herb is the healing of the nation

Smoke by all different generation

Herb is the healing of the nation

And it was here from creation