Court Case lyrics

[feat. Amani Paris & Gaza Slim]

[Verse 1:]
Yo. Remember when mi roll inna di court 6: 15 fi my case
Full versace from di suit, versace boot, versace lace
It's like a presidential race, di 'mount ah people inna di place
Mi see di whole ah waterford and southside an spanish town crazy face.,
Mi nuh come a court fi joke like Chevy Chase
(Whats di charge?) dem say mi arms up like a military base
Perry Mason a mi lawyer from di United States
Him know di good, him know di bad is like a two sided face
Court in session, Clark ah court seh in a second judge appearing
Judge appear an start di hearing
Bible rise, people swearing
"Mr. Palmer," said di judge, "Entertainer come to court too?" (She say) "What u here today fah?"
Mi say, " Daat mi want fi know too!"
She say "Listen! Di officer dem a charge yuh fi possession of a weapon, plus di ammunition, dats another felon, plus yuh wanted in a connection with a murder" (wha?) "Yuh have anything to say before di court goes any further?" mi jus seh

[Chorus:]
Mi never bring nuh gun dat day, Your Honour
Mi never bring nuh gun dat day, jury
Mi never bring nuh gun dat day, God know
Mi never bring nuh gun dat day
Go fi the police make him testify
Subpoen' di police make him testify
Cause he's telling all kinda lie
Mi lawyer say da case ya fi sign a lie
[Verse 2:]
Aye, time fi trial, first witness to di stands:
Steven McGregor, top producer of di reggae songs
"Raise your hands, do you swear to tell di right an not di wrongs?"
"Yeah!"
"On the day of question tell me everything you plan."
"Your Honour when me did a drive go check somebody
When mi reach a Barbican, mi get pull over by a squaddy
As him see di entertainer, him seh, "Who dat, ah Addi? Long time mi want fi buck him up and deal with you shabby."
Him seh: "If a never day me make Madden pick up you body"
And ah tell him bout him ago make me career end up shabby"
OBJECTION!
OVERRULED!
"After that him rise the shotty
Put it inna di back of di car, go pon him radio like a cabby
"Back up! Back up! Suspect is armed with a shotty."
When mi look mi see di whole a Barbican and couple Ratty
To di station dem escort we. Me reach them say them a charge me
Mi seh, "Who fa murder that?"
Him seh "Shut up, and d'even ask mi!"
Dem seh dem ah go charge mi fi di shotty and di cartridge
Plus couple nine rounds, speci' and some forties
Sitting in di court thinking 'bout Raheim, Jaheim an Shorty
Mi jus jump up an ball out seh:

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[Verse 3:]
Yo, next witness: Arresting Officer- Mr. McGee, anuh police a DC
Want fi sink Addi di Teacha from the Foster G.C
Him want mi enterprise fi shut down like a PC
Testimony start, him ah tell Your Honour fi him part, say him:
"Approach di suspect, right away him start rant
Right away him get boisterous and cuss up bare claat
When mi see di rifle mouth, it skip di beat inna mi heart!"
(Bloodclaat!)
Di judge guh gimmie a look wah make mi weak
Diarrhoea like mi want fi make a toilet with mi seat
Mi seh, "Lawyer, how it look?"
Him shake him head and kiss him teeth
And whisper, "If yuh get nuh bail, leave town before this week"
Di world a crumble, reality start to soak in
Same time Your Honour say, "Court is adjourned until di 14th!"
(Wah!) Mi fled di scene, pack up mi bag fi go El Paso, worst mi know seh mi nuh guilty!?
Mi nah come back ya suh!"

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