Black Shadow

[Intro]
This one called "Black Shadow"
I Prince Jazzbo a tell you say in the beginning it was dark
And this one is darker, darker, darker, darker, blacker black, ya
Huh!

[Chorus]
This a black shadow
A blacker, blacker, blacker, black shadow (Huh)
This a black shadow
A blacker, blacker, blacker, blacker, black shadow
Watch ya mouth

[Verse 1]
So they sit up in the house of common
Say, black people, really living in common
But is because when they look pon themself
And say seh all of dem are the same kind of shadow

[Chorus]
Weh it name Black Shadow
This a blacker, blacker, blacker, blacker, black shadow (Huh)

[Verse 2]
So they sit up in the house of congress
Making pest on black people chest
And when night come, them cyaan even get a good sleep
'Cause them no have many place to rest

[Chorus]
But this ya one a black shadow
The Russian man inna Russia have black shadow
English man, Japanese, them have black shadow
American and Germanese have black shadow
The blacker, blacker, black, black shadow (Watch ya, man)

[Verse 3]
Me say, the greener the grass and the dryer the tree
The breeze deh blow, it blow so free
The rain weh fall, it fall so free
But it still come down with black shadow
The blacker, blacker, black, black shadow
'Cause Jah say he made every man in his own image
The only image every man have is a shadow
A shadow that have the same color
No matter what color you have
You coulda green, you coulda yellow
You coulda blue, you coulda red

[Chorus]
You still have black shadow
Bam-dang-dang-dang-dang-diddley, black shadow (Huh)
Say, mister right, you think say you're right
You come with your color and you come with your minds
But you have black shadow
Bam-dang-dang-dang-dang-diddley, black shadow (Tell dem)

[Verse 4]
Say, black man have black shadow
White man have black shadow
Chiney man have black shadow
Japanese have black shadow
American have black shadow
Look at yourself man, have you ever see a white shadow?
Have you ever see yellow shadow?
Have you ever see green shadow?
The only shadow is black
Blacker, blacker, blacker, blacker, black
Blacker, blacker, blacker, black shadow

[Outro]
So Babylon seated in the house of congress
They making no progress
They becomes a pest on poor people chest