MIKEY DREAD – Warrior Stylee (Best Sellers)

From BEYOND WORLD WAR III
(1981) From the UK single
version remixed.

Number One on UK Reggae
Chart 1981.

Drums: Style Scott
Bass: Flabba Scott
Lead Guitar: Sowell
Rhythm Guitar: Bingy Bunny
Percussion: Sticky
Piano: Steelie
Backing Vocals: Earl 16
Organ: Pablo Black

Really–
Diddly diddly diddly day–
Israel
We’re going to the land
Really-
diddly diddly diddly day
Where I come from
Israel
we’re going forward
We’re going forward
We’re going to hold
Jah–Jah’s hand

Israel We’re moving
Step forward
We’re moving: step forward
We’re moving
through the land

And this ya rhythm
come re rock
All the daughter in a frock
and a so me say
Fe keep on rocking every day
This ya rhythm come fe rock
all mi brother in a cap–
a so me say fe
keep on rocking everyday

Uh! This a the hi-fi stylee sty-
lee this a the hi fi stylee
Down ina ’81 stylee stylee
Down ina ’81 stylee

Jah Jah make you love–and
Jah Jah make you love and Jah
Jah make you keep on loving
every day.

When Marcus did say
we must leave here someday
Wicked you know
You can’t get away
We’re going forward,
we’re going forward
We’re going to hold
Jah Jah’s hand

Israel! Forward–step forward
forward Israel way
This ya music come fe rock
all the brother ina hat
a so me say fe
Keep on rocking everyday

This ya music come fe rock
all the daughter ina frock
a so me say fe
keep on dubbing everyday–
WOW!

This a the
“Warrior Stylee”–stylee
This is a the “Warrior Stylee”
Jah Jah say fe dub–
Jah music make you dub
Jah music make you
keep on dubbing every day
Me no matter if you rich
me no matter if you poor
and a so me say fe
keep on knocking at my door-
-WOW!

Marcus did done tell I say we
have to leave here some day-
-wicked you can’t get away–
no–you could a never
because we’ve got to meet on
“His Majesty’ s” street

We will be there–
Jah will take care
We’re going and we’re going
to hold Jah Jah’s hand
Bang bang diddly diddly dee
We’re moving
Bang bang diddly diddly dee
and we’re moving
Bang bang diddly diddly dee
We’re moving
through the land

This ya rhythm come fe rock
al the daughter ina frock
A so me say fe
keep on rocking every day.

This ya rhythm come fe rock
all the brother ina cap
a so me say fe
keep on rocking everyday
me no matter if you’re young-
-me no matter if you’re old
and a so me say fe
keep on rocking
ina the dance–WOW!

This a the
“Warrior Stylee”–stylee
This a the
“Warrior Stylee”–stylee

Jah Jah say fe love
Jah music make you love–
Jah music make you
keep loving everyday
Reggae music make you dub
All mi brother ina hat

A so me say fe
keep on rocking everyday
This ya music come fe rock
all the daughter with the plait
a so me say fe
Keep on skanking all the way
‘Cause this ya one
this a the new year stylee
And we’re going
where I come from
Ahh!
When Marcus did say we
must leave here someday
Wicked you know
you can’t get away
We’re going–we’re going
we’re going to hold
Jah Jah’s hand

Marcus did done tell I say we
have to leave here someday;
Wicked you can’t get away–
no
Because we’ve got to meet on
“His Majesty’s” street
We will be there
Jah will take care

We’re going and we’re going
We’re going to hold
Jah Jah’s hand
We’re moving–we’re moving
We’re moving
through the land

Written/composed/arranged/
performed by Mikey Dread
Produced and recorded by
Mikey Dread
Digital Recording at Wackies
Recording Studio, New Jersey U.S.A.
Digital Mastering by
Dr. Toby Mountain
Associate Producers: Betty Emmanuel,
Godfrey K. Anynanwu
Nigeria/Africa