UB40 feat. Slinger - Mi Life Action

From the UB40 album "Bigga Baggariddim" - SoNo Recording Group LLC / Evo Music Ltd
Released 25 June 2021

This a ting title Life Action
Part of my life growing up to get to be a man
I want you to listen this one
And please don't get me wrong (uhuh)
What we look and tell them say

Mi action mi life action
Mi action mi life action

Mi go a good school fi get di education
Teachers used to always give me detention
But now mi come a man they say congratulations
I hope you join the church for your salvation
What you talking 'bout? God create di nation
Look in a di bible get mi information
When mi done read that mi get mi satisfaction
Describe what you mean
You mean a description

Mi a tell dem
Mi action, mi life action
Hey
Mi action, it are mi life action
Come General
Mi action, mi life action
Hey
Mi action, mi life action

Di way mi sit pon riddim it's a description
Di patan what me give them they say perfection
So gawn General Slinger want ya bust dis a one
Mi tell them
Mi action, mi life action
Di way mi bust this style they call it perfection
Di patan that mi give they say exhibition

Mi go a good school fo get di education
Teachers use to always give mi detention
But true mi is a man they say congratulations
I hope you join the church for you salvation
Mi tell dem what you talking 'bout? God create di nation
Mi look in a di bible get mi information
When mi done read that mi get mi satisfaction
Describe what you mean
You mean a description
A boy him trouble mi it lead to confrontation
If him carry on and ramp it must lead to friction
Now 1962 we get our liberation
So gawn General Slinger want you settled pon this one

Mi Tell Dem
Mi action mi life action
Hey
Mi action it are mi life action
Come General
Mi action mi life action
Hey
Mi action mi life action

Everything patan that mi bust it man a ram up di dance
Nuff of them run up dem mouth and dem a jump and prance
Dem can't touch this style cause mi a run di area
Every patan what we give dem round the corner

Mi action it are mi life action
Come General
Mi action it are mi life action

Mi go a good school fi get some education
Now teachers used to always give mi detention
But true mi is a man they say congratulations
I hope you join church for your satisfaction
So yo crowd of people don't bother get mi wrong

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