Gun shot fly around In dis a warfare Gang Warfare Messing up this town and country Don't you know it does not pay To join this bad man posse Gang warfare Messing up this town and country Don't you know it does not pay To join this bad man posse In a Brooklyn All this shooting around It is surely Coming like a cowboy town Gangs and gunmen Got their finger on their trigger And you can bet your life They're here to take no prisoners Gang warfare Messing up this town and country Don't you know it does not pay Hey yeh yeh hey yeh eh hey Gang warfare, is right around the corner Gang warfare your sister and your brother Gang warfare you killing one another Gang warfare why don't you help each other Cold blooded killings Don't make no sense to me We should be civilised And save humanity Why don't you wake up >From your sleep and from your slumber We've got to stop this madness >From taking over Gang warfare Messing up this town and country Don't you know it does not pay Hey yeh yeh hey yeh eh hey RAP Dem a run dem a come Fe shoot up the dance Dem a run dem a come Fe shoot up the dance Dem gwaan like cowboy quick pon de draw Dem want respect and to be big bout ya Dem a worship gun instead of Almighty JAH And a wear gold chain and drive fancy car Call demself posse, gwaan like mafia And a model demself off a nuff gangster Capone, Babyface and Dillinger But history book seh dem never get very far Now dem full a bullet hole and favour tea strainer So listen carefully and consider When you shooting up your bredren and A kill you sister You better take a trip to South Africa And hide inna de bush like A freedom foghter And help Black people get liberation And get respect and I will call You a DON Nuff respect and I will call you a man Dem a run Dem a come Nuff respect Get respect