Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks & Home T - Pirates Anthem 1988 + lyrics

Peoples station, A the system,
DTI outlaw them
because we love them

Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try to outlaw us
One station, it couldn`t run England
Two stations, they couldn`t run England
Three stations, they couldn`t please the nation
Everybody want to listen to free station
Advertizers stay to a make your dance hall rock,
Them a take equipement and they put it in a box.

If they brought down one we make five more strong.
Down in England we`ve got lots of radio
Stations Playing the peoples music night and day, yeah
Reggae, calypso, hip-hop and disco,
The latest sound today is what we play.
On and off, off and on, on and off and on.
Keep the dirties down, we are dirty con man.
Keep the broken down, we are the militant man.

If them play our records,
then we get fresh stuff.
No, we love these stations and we love
them too a much

Them a call us pirates
- Home T & Coco Tea & Shabba Ranks
DTI a try but they can`t stop us
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try best to stop us,
but they cant, oh no
They cant

One station, it couldn`t run England
Two stations, they couldn`t run England
Three stations, they couldn`t please the nation
That is why everybody listen to the free stations.
To advertise a dance hall and ram your session

If a music you want to get them you
can, Action Stations

We say these everyone - If they
Brought down one we build five more strong.

They`re passing laws
They`re planning legislation's,
Trying their best to keep the music down.

DTI why don`t you leave us alone,
We only play the music others want.

Them a call us pirates.
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want.

Them a call us pirates.
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try to stop us,
but they can`t.

One song could a never run England,
Two songs could a never run England,
Tree songs could a never run England,
Everybody want the bassy rhythm station.

Advertisers stay to a make your dance hall run,
Me say `cause me a listen to the free
Stations, IF you want to hear a tune that
is a fresh.

On and on, on and off and on, hey, hey,
hey.

Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
(instrumental break)
Pirates!

[SetupshotindaSide]

So many Memories, If I could have a Do Over.

[GailColeman-ig]

Pirates we are loving the reggae sound this 1 keeps reggae on the top of charts

[RasVoja]

We a di illegal broadcasters of love and unity

[RasVoja]

Peoples station, A the system,
DTI outlaw them
because we love them

Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try to outlaw us
One station, it couldn`t run England
Two stations, they couldn`t run England
Three stations, they couldn`t please the nation
Everybody want to listen to free station
Advertizers stay to a make your dance hall rock,
Them a take equipement and they put it in a box.

If they brought down one we make five more strong.
Down in England we`ve got lots of radio
Stations Playing the peoples music night and day, yeah
Reggae, calypso, hip-hop and disco,
The latest sound today is what we play.
On and off, off and on, on and off and on.
Keep the dirties down, we are dirty con man.
Keep the broken down, we are the militant man.

If them play our records,
then we get fresh stuff.
No, we love these stations and we love
them too a much

Them a call us pirates
- Home T & Coco Tea & Shabba Ranks
DTI a try but they can`t stop us
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want
Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try best to stop us,
but they cant, oh no
They cant

One station, it couldn`t run England
Two stations, they couldn`t run England
Three stations, they couldn`t please the nation
That is why everybody listen to the free stations.
To advertize a dance hall and ram your session

If a music you want to get them you
can, Action Stations

We say these everyone - If they
Brought down one we build five more strong.

They`re passing laws
They`re planning legislations,
Trying their best to keep the music down.

DTI why don`t you leave us alone,
We only play the music others want.

Them a call us pirates.
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
Just because we play what the people want.

Them a call us pirates.
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
DTI try to stop us,
but they can`t.

One song could a never run England,
Two songs could a never run England,
Tree songs could a never run England,
Everybody want the bassy rhytm station.

Advertizers stay to a make your dance hall run,
Me say `cause me a listen to the free
Stations, IF you want to hear a tune that
is a fresh.

On and on, on and off and on, hey, hey,
hey.

Them a call us pirates
Them a call us illegal broadcasters
(instrumental break)
Pirates!