Ya Hoo

[Intro: Louie Culture]
Now foundation grassroots you've got to this truth
If you don't know where you're coming from
You don't know where to go;
Louie Culture and Anthony Selassie
Say so!

[Chorus: Anthony Selassie]
Long ago, Long, long time ago
Yes, long ago, Cha! cha!
Pirates had their fun, Same buccanneers
In the burning sun
Sixteen men, Sixteen men
And a dead man's chest Cha!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Pam-pad-ah
And a bottle of rum
So mi chant
Ooooh, Ooooooh!
Ya Hoo!
Ya Hoo!
Ya Hoo!
Ya Hoo!
Pam-pad-ah

[Verse 1: Louie Culture]
Now Henry Morgan and John Hawkins drunk like a bat
They've come up 'pon the base
And now them come here wid dem plot
Weh fi push we down a bottom
But wi rise up to the top
And now dem cannot turn mi back
Because we full up every gap
Cut mi madda belly and a money dem a bet
Fi see what kinda baby, mama she a get cha!
Is it a king, is it a princess?
So you see mi generation
Travail through dis strife!

[Chorus: Anthony Selassie]
Sixteen men, sixteen men
And a dead man's chest What?
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Sound kinda funny but a true
Long ago, Eh!
Yes, long ago
Pirates had their fun Them same buccanneers, you know
In the burning sun
Oooooooh!
Ooooooooh! Oh, Jah, Jah!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo! Cha!
Ya hoo!

[Verse 2: Louise Culture]
Well, this is more than history;
More than mystery!
Over the years
Them all a try fi trick we
No one cares about the poor black picknie
Dung inna di bottom a di boat dem zip we
Over we back whole heap a whip dem whip we
Don't even mention the big boot kick we
That's why we know we haffi get we victory
See dem all a come fi come microchip we..
But we too slippery!

[Chorus: Anthony Selassie]
Oooooooh! Oh-oh!
Oooooooooh!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo! Cha!
Ya hoo!
We chant
Long ago, long, long time ago
Yes, long ago
Cha!
Pirates had their fun, Dem same Buccanneers
In the burning sun
Sixteen men, what?
And a dead man's chest
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo! You see!
Ooooooooh!
Ooooooooh! Mi haffi chant, mi haffi chant
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!

[Verse 3: Louie Culture]
Inna di burning sun; inna di rain
Mi madda, and mi fadda haffi chop the sugarcane
Punishment fi dem if dem ever complain
The pressure get hard
But dem still bear di pain
Load get heavy dem a carry till dem strain
Some could not manage so dem gone insane
Now dem a come wid dem drugs and cocaine
See dem waan' fi dweet all over and over again!

[Chorus: Anthony Selassie]
Oooooooh!
Oooooooooh!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo! so me chant
Ya hoo!
Long ago, Long, long time ago
Yes, long ago What?
Pirates had their fun Mhh, Mhh
In the burning sun
Sixteen men, Weh mi say?
And a dead man's chest
Sound kinda funny but the truth
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
Ya hoo!
And a bottle of rum..

[Outro: Louie Culture]
Now John Hawkins and Henry Morgan and dem drunk like a bat
When dem come 'bout here dem a come wit' dem plot
Weh fi push we down a bottom
But wi rise up to the top.....
Fade out...