So Rotton

[Jahmali] (Blak Twang)<br>Rotton!<br>Rotton! (YO!)<br>Rotton!<br>Rotton!<br>Rotton! (Yo, London and Jamaica)<br>Rotton! (Yo yo!)<br><br>{*Chorus*}<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>(Tony Rotton alongside man like Jahmali yo)<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>(Original ghetto true boy for the peoples army yo yo)<br>Why is it, so rotton? (That`s all we do)<br>My people don`t ask Tony Rotton (Don`t ask me)<br>How is it, so rotton? (Don`t ask Jahmali)<br>My people have you forgotten?<br><br>[Blak Twang]<br>You don`t need to be worried `bout what my name is<br>or if I`m famous<br>You should be concerned if your burnin` in haters with fire blazes<br>Feel the fire burn up ya charts, burn up ya playlist<br>Fire for the haters and fire for the fakers<br>Pump up the volume wake the neighbours<br>Brethren raise it, all o` the youth outta the ghetto break the cages<br>It`s been ages, since you `eard my style<br>But you know my style is rotton and you know rotton can`t spoil yo<br>Nuff hard to switch tryna become rich<br>In District Six, sense lyrics an` chat bare foolishness<br>It`s a holy puna and drop it from the bottom lips<br>I`m droppin` the programme like a microfish, check this<br>I`m still Thames Knick, still the thunder brick<br>Still bang like pots and pans in ya kitchen sink<br>Still don`t snitch a whip, still rent, still carry a stink<br>And I`m still rotton so put it in print, yo yo<br><br>[Jahmali] (Blak Twang)<br>{*Chorus*}<br>So rotton, so rotton (That`s right)<br>My people have you forgotten<br>that it is, so rotton? (You know what tho`)<br>My people have you forgotten<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people don`t ask Tony Rotton (Uh huh)<br>How is it, so bitter?<br>{??? ???}<br><br>[Blak Twang]<br>Before you ask why, am I gettin` high like my blood pressure<br>Try lookin` into my eyes and seein` the world through my retina<br>Or step`a in my boots and see jus` how far it gets ya<br>In a low-budget area where the man, you feel inferior<br>Fear for your life from prejudice and stereotype<br>we`re all alike, smoke, drink, cuss, fight, all in a night<br>Yeah right!<br>It`s killers in the mist who share pipes and wear tights<br>There`s healers in the mist who bear light and wear white<br>There`s Jesus in the mist, there`s demons in the mist<br>There`s even them rowdy `Gorillas In The Mist`<br>Why ya minds so milli, c`mon brethren don`t be silly<br>Ghetto red hot and chilly, and the burnin` inner cities<br>Ya best might sta`, miner `a flash ya light`a<br>Mind the `S` or one night snipers gon` dim out ya life, cha`!<br>How much longer will this madness last<br>before the youth should realise and raise up, and start to blast!<br><br>[Jahmali] (Blak Twang)<br>{*Chorus*}<br>Why is it, so rotton<br>My people have you forgotten, (Yo yo)<br>that it is, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten (Jahmali)<br>Why is it, so rotton? (Tony Rotton...)<br>My people don`t ask Tony Rotton (...And Jahmali)<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten?<br><br>[Blak Twang]<br>It`s gettin` diabolical, nuff of dem are comical<br>All they wanna do is chronicle, money jewels, and tight abdominals<br>They ain`t sayin` nuttin` new, all they do is copy you<br>UH UH UH, brothers and sisters what`s the World comin` to?<br>Ah public enemy number one, runnin` true<br>Chuck demons, vanity and bomb fire `pon ya crew<br>JUS` who the ras` who wanna romp wit` the formidable?<br>Rottonostra, chart topper, proper untouchable<br>DEF, London, I represent for all of you<br>West, East, South, North and NW<br>The terrible terrorist `ere to bring trouble to<br>phoney MPs chichin` man and bum-ruppin` BOO<br>Bomb them like barbeque, steam like green callao<br>SLEW them and then fry them like fish and vegetable<br>Don`t make me vexed wit` you<br>don`t mess with my vegetables<br>Don`t mess with my seeds, my weeds or I`m gettin` you<br><br>[Jahmali]<br>{*Chorus*}<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten<br>that it is, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people don`t ask Tony Rotton<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten?<br><br>So rotton, yeah<br>So rotton, yeah<br>So rotton<br>Tony, Tony, Tony Rotton<br>So help them Lord<br>Show them Lord<br>Help them Lord<br>Show them Lord<br>Help them Lord<br><br>{*Chorus*}<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten<br>that it is, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people don`t ask Tony Rotton<br>Why is it, so rotton?<br>My people have you forgotten?