Judge Not - Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Sir Jean

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

Out in the Babylon streets where I walk Most of the people I meet give me bad

looks

They wanna suss me out, analyze me Check out who I am, check out my lifestyle

Wanna put me in one of them files All spies eyes on me, they X-ray me

Cause they wanna know who I am What I know, what I don’t know

What I must say, what I can’t say But me just tell them I’m a street preacher

Preaching to take the youth higher 'Cause your lies are keeping them lower

But some don’t like it, so they start fighting me, Criticising me,

I know they don’t know

But they gonna judge, again & again

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

They judge me through the colour of my skin They judge me through my hairstyle

They blame me 'cause my clothes are full of holes

They fear me 'cause I look dirty & mean, you know what I mean

Natty dreadlock walking amongst the living-dead, never afraid

Keep up my head even when the fire burns red I don’t care about the threats

they spread

Lion walk, Lion walk

Inna dem jungle, urban jungle, face dem, never tremble

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

Can’t judge a book by looking at da cover Don’t you judge me before you know me

brother

Some people are evil.

We’re righteous, Whatever

Judging me, begrudging me, we have to win

Survive the daily drudgery, Evil and sin

Merely a man, righteous plan

I go about my business the best as I can

Deny the darkness.

Don’t start this again

Judging my soul by the colour of skin

Rid of this prejudice, we can try

Walk my Brother

With your head held high

They hear me talk, true me talk a humble talk, walk a humble walk

Roots man inna the city improve my naturality, yes, humbleness & simplicity

That’s the truth I’m gonna tell them youth: get rid of the bling & run come sing

Edutainment we a bring, run come sing, and don’t care what the Babylonians say

They wanna see me act their way, can’t follow them & go astray

Wise & upright, staying on the right line, can’t fool my mind, can’t drive me

blind

True, I know myself, got love for myself, peace for the people around

Express it through the sound, they can’t stop me from blowing the truth

I sing to elevate the youth, run come sing, run come sing, it’s the real thing

Run come sing my song & let them talk

They tried me but can’t prove me guilty, through they don’t know

They gonna judge & judge again, they accused me but can’t prove me guilty

True they don’t know, yet me dread & fiercy, never afraid of their judgement

Only the Most High could afford to judge me so I tell them: nobody judge

From your hearts are not clean, from your hands are not clean