Back Against the Wall - Beenie Man

Intro:

Whoa na na, yeah yeah ya zagga nagga now now

Oh lord, well I gotta friend called Tony

Who been build a one (?) from mi was a baby

His nickname afta dat is money

Let mi give dem di whole story, yeah ya ya!

Verse 1:

As a juvenile in di ghetto were growin up Their big guns wanted boy have showin us And they keep tell him everyday that gun is no toy

Till policeman back him up Shoot out his way, escape, he’s fabulous

Jamaican most wanted he’s dangerous

People dem a say this is one cantankerous boy

Chorus: (*Background Singers)

Hey but now di back against di wall (Back against di wall)

Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall)

Seh dat yuh badda than aaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

But yuh shouldnt lick di bank down at di mall (bank down at di mall)

Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl)

When man mek dat phone caaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll!!!

(Oh now now now now)

Verse 2:

Juan he was a victim of circumstances

Di system weh dem have yah it create this crisis

Yuh see a ghetto yute wit a gun na call him no boy

His gunshot to rahtid!!!

Lock off jobs in all di communities

As a ghetto yute yuh have a few opportunities

Lack of education wid all we abilities stall, hey ya!!!

Chorus (*Background Singers)

But when yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall)

Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall)

Seh dat yuh badda than aaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

Mon yuh shouldnt lick di bank down at di mall (Bank down at di mall)

Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl)

When man mek dat phone caaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll!!!

(Oh now now now now)

Verse 3:

Its like working at a hospital yuh can’t afford fi see innah

Workin at a restaurant yuh can (t) afford a food innah

Workin at a butty poor yuh can (t) afford a shoes innah

Feel se dat me right mi fren?

No rasta!!!

Well policeman find a gun weh forty man, gone a prison fah?

Know seh Santa Claus neva visit dis yah rasta yah

Neva visit di yute dem in di ghetto weh ya suffa

Oh now now now now now yeah!!!

Ghetto yute its time for us to be strong!

Whoa lawd lawd lawd

Yute man wise up and live as one!

Yeah yah yah yah!!!

Cause everyday a black man kill anodda black man, whoa!

Di system create by Babylon, so fire bun pon Vatican!!!

Chorus: (*Background Singers)

So now yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall)

Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall)

Seh dat yuh badda than aaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

But yuh shouldnt lick di bank down at di mall (Bank down at di mall)

Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl)

When man mek dat phone caaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll!!!(Oh lord!)

Now yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall)

Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall)

Seh dat yuh badda than aaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

But yuh shouldnt lick di bank dung at di mall (Bank dung at di mall)

Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl)

When man mek dat phone caaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll!!!

(Oh now now now now, yeah ah!!!)

Outro:

Thats all I got to say about dat yuh know, ghetto yute be wise and realize