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Song id

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:24 am
by jahisbig
Does anyone know whos words these are?

"Im in the mafia we are in the mafia
dont understand how im living"

"Im gonna pick up my sword and go fight war"

Re: Song id

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:47 am
by bwoyrough
it sounds like, leroy brown i think but could be wrong on the artist, same guy that did colour barrier i think, we a mafia.
The one im thinking of goes,

We a mafia, i a mafia,....

dont let the green grass fool ya.....

I am right and u are wrong, oh no

we a mafia, i man a mafia.

Re: Song id

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:39 am
by Ron
Originally done by Lloyd Parks as "I Man a Mafia" on a Impact 7".

http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2 ... ight=34555


Redone by Bim Sherman (as Dub Syndicate) for On U Sound.

http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3 ... ight=52573
http://www.skysaw.org/onu/discography/d ... ds-onulp47

Re: Song id

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:24 am
by Roots Melodies
The lyrics you type sounds like the Dub Syndicate and Bim Sherman - Mafia . .

Re: Song id

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:27 am
by Roots Melodies
The im gonna pick up my sword and fight war again sounds like winston Hussey - Fight War

Re: Song id

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:32 pm
by bwoyrough
the song i thought was by leroy brown is definatley by Lloyd Parks like the other person posted up, goes:
We a Mafia
I a mafia
Can't take no more of this living.....
I am right and u are wrong, oh no...
we a mafia, i a mafia

wicked tune...

Re: Song id

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:47 pm
by Litelet
The melodica cut on flip, is very very good too...

Re: Song id

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:06 am
by selecta bing
another good MAFIA track is by SNUFFY & WALLY
on Joe Gibbs Productions (SOUL JAZZ)
"me ama fia I man ama fia"

Re: Song id

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:02 am
by bwoyrough
sounds like same tune, maybe different version.