And - the meaning for one
Hulätt - the meaning for two
Sost - the meaning for three
Aratt - the meaning for four
Give I a little more
People let me tell you, dem a come
Over there, dem a come
People let me tell you, dem a come
I was bought as a slave and brought here
My language is prohibited here
Dem a come, over there, dem a come
People let me tell you, dem a come
Over there, dem a come
Ammist - the meaning for five
Siddist - the meaning for six
Säbatt - the meaning for seven
Give I a little more
People let me tell you, dem a come
Over there, dem a come
People let me tell you, dem a come
I was bought as a slave and brought here
My language is prohibited here
Dem a come, over there, dem a come
People let me tell you, dem a come
Over there, dem a come
Simmint - the meaning for eight
Zät'äñ - the meaning for nine
Assir - the meaning for ten
And this is where it ends
People let me tell you, dem a come
Over there, dem a come
People let me tell you, dem a come
Dem a come, it's not my wish to give you this way, oh no
Just because people dem a come
Over there
Yeah, not my wish to give you this way, oh
Give it to you
Me iratan ya ar-bat
Me iratan ya
Me iratan ya ar-bat
Me iratan ya
Give it to you, yeah, inna this way
Dem a Come was written by Donald Manning.
Dem a Come was produced by Lynford Manning & Donald Manning.
The Abyssinians released Dem a Come on Sat Oct 14 1978.