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[Intro 2]
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[Verse 1]
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Well me say ever since I can remember then
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I was listening to my radio
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Can't help to move my feet to this reggae beat,
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Bob Marley's on the stereo
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And I love it, how this music
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always gets me in the mood
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For I and I to play my roots reggae,
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If I really wanted to.
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Everybody's getting into it now
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Raise up the volume turn the music loud
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Get on your feet, skank to the beat
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And if you're feeling good let me hear you scream

[Chorus]
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Mama can you play my roots, ohhh
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Oh Mama can you play my roots

[Post-Chorus]
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Ooh yeah
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Ohh la la la
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Darling
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All right

[Verse 2]
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Now it don't matter the kind music that you choose
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Roots, rock, steady, you know the vibe you can refuse
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Now listen to what your full body done told ya
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Slap your green shoes on and boogie move ya shoulders yeah
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Too many have forgot the message it bring
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The love and happiness through out the crowd as they sing,
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Oh what a joyful sight to see them sway, rock n swing
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Mama pull up the record one time for me, yo

[Chorus]
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Mama can you play my roots, ohhh
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Oh Mama can you play my roots

[Post-Chorus]
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My roots reggae, baby
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Oh la la la la la la
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Oh yeah

[Bridge]
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Shout out to all the roots reggae Mama's in the area
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Roots in your area
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You know who you are

[Verse 3]
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I got big tunes coming out of my garage
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Big doobs burning like there's no tomorrow
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Ain't got a single worry, go no worries at all
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Cause mama's gonna play my roots
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All me want fi do is skank and move to the groove,
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Turn it up a notch when it's The Green and J Boog
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We never need a plan when mama's roots pull through,
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'Cause roots reggae sets the mood.
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Yo, so mistah, don't make me call my mama up fi mash up di system
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Only the potent music we need fi receive no filter
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Roll me up a spliff take me higher (High high high high)

[Chorus]
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Mama can you play my roots, ohhh
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Mama can you play my roots reggae
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Oh Mama can you play my roots

[Post-Chorus]
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Ooh yeaahhhh     Lawd
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J Boog and The Green ya know
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   Mama can you play, baby
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[Outro]
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You feel so good,
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ya know you feel so good
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You feel so good, good, yes ahh...