Peace Treaty

Peter Tosh

Album: Mama Africa

Do you remember the peace treaty
unu signed in a kill-some city?
Do you remember that peace treaty
them signed in a kill-some city?

And now this one have a gun
and that one have a gun.
When it buzz! Lord!
Babylon run, him run, him run.
And that one have a gun
and this one have a gun.
When the buzz go!
Soldier run.

All who signed that peace treaty
now rest in peace in the cemetery.
All who signed that peace treaty
is now resting in peace in the cemetery. Yeah.

This one have a gun
and that one have a gun.
When it buzz!
Everyone run.
I say, this one have a gun
and that one have a dun.
When it pop!
Another weak heart drop.

Because of the words I say
them said, the bwai should a dead.
Because of the truth I say
Babylon wish me fe dead. Lord!

When you signed that peace treaty
I told it wouldn't worky, worky.
When they signed that peace treaty
I told them it could not worky, worky.

And now, this one have a gun
and that one have a gun.
When it buzz! Lord! Lord!
Babylon run, him run.
And this one have a gun
and that one have a gun.
When it pop!
Somebody drop.

And that was the peace treaty
them signed in a kill-some shitty.
It was a peace treaty
them signed in a Kingston city. Yeah.

Oh this one have a gun
and that one have a gun.
When it buzz! Lord!
Babylon run, said them run.
Oh this one have a gun, yeah
and that one have a gun.
When the buzz!
Everybody drop.

And that was the peace treaty
them signed in a the city.
It was a peace treaty
but killers have no pity.

It was a peace treaty
them signed in a the city.
It was a peace treaty
signed in a the city.

It was them peace treaty
them signed in a the city.
It was a peace treaty
they signed center of the city.

It was a peace treaty
they signed in a the city.
Remember that peace treaty
you signed in a the city.

It was a peace treaty.
Light the chalice.
Signed the treaty.
But you still carry malice.

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