Wise Up

Wise Up

All youths listen
The teacher is here
Hear this

A mi name Copper Cat and mi tuff like a rock
Mi don't fraid fi talk mi nuh tek back nuh chat
Mi tell all di youth fi stop bust all di shot
Don't tek no coke and throw weh the crack
Don't bleach yuh face if yuh proud to be black
Don't mek dem tun yuh inna half idiot
Nuff youth mi know dem dirty an slack
Unno know wha mi talk unno know wha mi a chat

Wise up wo-oh,
Copper tell dem fi wise up yeah,
Wise up wo-oh,
Copper tell dem fi wise up yeah,

Mi a the same little youth with the big bad song
Wha tell all the youth fi get dem education,
Cause when yuh grow big an yuh tun inna man
Knowledge a di strength an di foundation
Mi introduce the girl dem to family plan,
Try to be a woman before yuh be a mom,
Tell all the man dem use protection
Cause AIDS is a thing wha nuh respect no one,

Wave yuh hands in the air cause
yuh know Copper Cat gone clear
Wave yuh hands in the air wave dem
like yuh just don't care

Mi know seh mi little, mi young an mi free
Nuh true yuh see mi young mi have responsibility
Mi live wid mi granny she is an old lady
A nuff things mi granny used to teach me
Like don't lickie lickie and beggie beggie
Don't go a road an nyamie nyamie
Mi nah go mek nobody set no poison fi me
Dem thing deh mi learn from mi old time granny