UB40 - Legalise It

Legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.

Some of them call it tampee.
Some of them call it the weed.
Some call it marijuana.
Some of them call it ganja.

Every man got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, and don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.

Singers smoke it, and players of instruments too.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, that's the best thing you can do.

Doctors smoke it, nurses smoke it.
Judges smoke it, even the lawyer too.

So you've got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.

Politicians smoke it, and their children too.
Policeman smoke it, when them a steal it from you.

We've got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.

So you've got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.
You've got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, don't criticise it.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah, and I will advertise it.

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Note:

This song is a cover released in 1999.
The original was by Peter Tosh and first released in 1976.
It has also been covered by Johnny Clarke, who also released it in 1976.

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