Can't Chain Up Me Mind Lyrics
- Genre:Jazz
- Year of Release:2022
Lyrics
Massa put de heavy ole chain round me ankle dem
Massa put de jackass rope around me hand
Massa tell me what fe do
Massa tell me what fe say
Massa tell me how fe look like sey me blind
But no care how him try
Till the day dat him die
Massa can’t find a way to chain me mind
So massa do yuh best
Mek de Devil do de rest
No you can’t chain up me mind
My mind is for me
And this mind it is free
No you can’t chain up me mind
Massa tell me when fe get up and fe go to bed
Massa tell me what to wear and what to eat
Massa tell me weh fe live
Massa tell me weh fe walk
Massa tell me how much pickney me fe hab
Though him kill me woman dead
Though him sell me pickney Ned
Massa can’t find a way to chain me mind
No no no no no no no no
So massa do yuh best
Mek de Devil do de rest
No you can’t chain up me mind
My mind is for me
And this mind it is free
No you can’t chain up me mind
Massa bruck me han an foot dem when me run away
Massa hang me brother up just the other day
Massa him know dat de law is de law for backra
Massa know him can do what him like wid me
Though me grin when him laugh
Bow and scrape when him pass
Massa can’t find a way to chain me mind
So massa do yuh best
Mek de Devil do de rest
No you can’t chain up me mind
My mind is for me
And this mind it is free
No you can’t chain up me mind
