Dread At The Controls

[Intro]
Right now here's the dread on the gang show
Come to make the good time roll
Reggae music come to wake your soul
So, whether you're young or old
All you got to do, make the good time roll (Hey!)

[Verse 1]
Down di lane, all a di girl just a bawl out mi name
In a winter caught mi under mi cocaine
A right ya now, mi flashin' Reggae to your brain (Baby, hey-a)
Down di street, all a di girl dem just a say mi too sweet
We just a rock-a, man, the Reggae beat
Jah, mister Cliff, him just a dub it well sweet
Fi mi pants, Jah know, it have a pleet
An' anywhere mi go di girls say mi neat (Baby, way-dee)

[Chorus]
Down di road, we are di dread, hey, at di control
We come fi make, man, di good time roll
Reggae music come fi wake up your soul
[Scatting] Watch it, star! (Hey!)

[Verse 2]
Down di lane, all a di girl just a bawl out mi name
In a winter caught mi under mi cocaine
Mi flashin' Reggae, man-Jah man, a to your brain (Ey-de, ey-de)
Better watch dat; cah, Lee Van Cliff, him a go really run it out
Right a now some a call mi di nat
But I man proud to be black an' that's the fact (Do it, Jah, hey!)

[Chorus]
Down di road, we are di dread, hey, at di control
Mi come fi make-a di good time roll
Whether you're young, or whether you old
Reggae music come wake up your soul (Baby, den-den)

[Verse 3]
Down di street, Lee Van Cliff, him just a rock di Reggae beat
A weh mi say? (Hey-a!)
Down di street, Lee Van Cliff, him just a rock di Reggae beat
Jah Jah know mi a rock it well sweet
Fi mi pants, Jah know, it have a pleet
All a di girls just a bawl mi sweet
A anywhere mi go, Jah know mi neat (Den-den-bong-den-den)

[Chorus]
Down di lane, all a di girl just a bawl out mi name
A flashin' Reggae music, man, to dem brain
Cah, let mi tell you, pupa Cliff, him love it-a
Cah, let mi tell you, pupa Cliff, him-a dub it up
I want a dawta just come fi rub it up
Cah, let mi tell you, Reggae music to dem brain
Down di lane dem a bawl out mi name
A tune di Reggae music to dem brain
Pon di street dem talk bout mi sweet
Tune di Reggae music down to dem people
Jah, let mi tell you, you fi whine up your hip
Skidip-skidip, a you fi run-come quick
Cah, let mi flash dis a sweet music [Scatting] (Right!)

[Outro]
Down di road, we are di dread, hey, at di control
We come fi make a di good time roll