Lee Perry & Aggrovatots: Labrish (1972)
Solid bass and drum riddim by Striker Lee
In true ´back-a-yard´ comic strip style about trials and tribulations around music industry.
Pharaoh is played by Lee and Bra (Brother Moses) by perry himself
BM: "Wha happen Pharaoh give I a cigarette, nah".
P: "Bwoy, Brother Moses the heart is willing but the pocket is weak.
The power man and rod man raise everything, because I can't afford it".
BM: "Wha! Hail Pharaoh. "
P: "Love Bra' Moses".
BM: "Man, wha gwan".
P: "Man, the heat is on".
BM: "You can say dat again. Then how business ah go?”
P: "Can't be worse, Bra Moses. Ah good fe bankrupt any moment now".
BM: "Wha, then you can't get a loan?".
P: "Wha, any bank you check now, all you can hear is the bank manager ah moan.
And the tillers dem ah groan cause them a get hold-up".
BM: "Wha?".
P: "Eh, ah true sah".
BM: "Man, it looks like dem killing us softly."
P: "Yes sah, me can't connect that at all."
BM: "Everyday you return a bounce cheque." (laughs)
P: "Ah so. Man it's dread. Nothing can't beat we now. Can't get nothing to eat.
We ah suffer."
BM: "So judgement's on the land?"
P: "Yes sir revelation time."
BM: (laughs) "Then how you feed the pickney dem ah yard?".
P: "Only God can tell you that Bra' Moses. I don't even know.
I don't even know how I exist myself. Can't get no dunny sah."
BM: "So it kinda funny. Fire on the wire?".
P: "Yes sah. Yes, revelation time. Yes sah."
BM: "So, long time I no see I spa-cha Rupie. I wonder wha happen to him?"
P: "I hear he's gone to the hills, cause the pressure is on."
BM: "Wha happen to Brother Clancy?".
P: "Power give him a beating. I'll give you a little joke bout Brother Clancy.
When the other party was in power he was driving, but fe him party no have no power,
him ah walk."
BM; "How? No him a total drive."
P: "Ah de Rod a beat him. Right now Brother Clancy get a beating.
Right now him ah muscot."
BM: "Power in session. Ah woo, can't connect."
P: "Then his friend Niney too. Me have one you appreciate bout he.
Him no stop wear suit and neck tie too. Him ah gwan like an idiot too."
BM: "Ah woo, I think ah because he pays 12% cent royalties".
P: (laughs out hilariously) "Ah de power de power Scratch."
BM: "Ah de power? I wonder ah de power ah thief him old lady?"