Pass The Pepper

from The Journey by John Blood

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Was a Thursday evening and I man was feeling
For some kinda healing from this life I’m living
Because things in the city too hot
Even on the mountaintop
So I call me brother, he say whais the order
I say curry cooking, he say he coming over
And he bringing buss-up-shut, well look at trouble
Better I make this pot bubble on the double
So my brother reach and he walk with a guitar
He pull out some herb and we discuss matters
Of this journey that we on called life
And how it’s a mixed-bag of joy and strife
So now I taste the pot but like something missing
It have two pepper on the side but I man flinching
Then me brother watch me and he suck up him teeth
He say “you can’t be a Rastaman and ‘fraid a little heat”

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He say “pass the pepper let me throw it inna the pot”
Make the vibe come sweet and hot
And watch how Rastaman a bubble
Season him pot without trouble
He say “pass the pepper let me throw it inna the pot”
Make the vibe come sweet and hot
And watch the Rastaman bubbling
Just like the rudeboy skanking

So me brother tell me don’t be frighten Johnny
We go bomb this curry, you go like your belly
But something moving inside with trepidation
And only tampie could heal the situation
So I roll me ganja, and he pull the guitar
And we make some tune and I man feel much better
So much so I forget about the pepper
But now my body say it’s time to feed the hunger
So I ready to eat and I sit down with my plate
Buss-up-shut all around me and I feeling great
But when I see the curry is then I remember
But now I hungry and no time to ‘fraid no pepper
So when I taste the food I could feel the fire
But it feel so good I say thank you Jah Jah
Then me brother watch me buss out a laugh and say
Rastaman don’t ‘fraid no fire night nor day

Chorus

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from The Journey, released December 3, 2020

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From Yèré to the world! Mixing smooth vocals with riddims from the Caribbean diaspora, John Blood's songs are a blend of spirituality, social commentary, hope and love.

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