Biography:
Winston Rodney (born March 1, 1945), also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.
Rodney was born in Saint Ann's Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, as were Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey; who both had a great influence on Rodney's life. Garvey in his philosophy, which Burning Spear greatly took to, and Marley in directly helping Burning Spear get started in the music industry.
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[Intro]
E A E A
[Chorus]
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My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your teachers them now
E A
Remember your nurses them now
E A
Remember your doctors them now
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, no no no no no
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your farmers them now
E A
Remember your workers them now
E A
Remember your neighbours them now
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your people them now
E A
Remember the Masses
E A
I'm a soldier of his Majesty
E A
So therefore I can see
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out no, no, no, no
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
Servile Land
[Verse]
E A
Remember your natives them now
E A
Remember your Afro slave yard
E A
Remember your Afro slave yard
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out no, no, no, no
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember our future
E A
Our island future
E A
Remember our future
E A
Our island future
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out, please!
E A
My island don't sell out
[Outro]
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No, no, no, no
A
No, no, no
E A E A
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your teachers them now
E A
Remember your nurses them now
E A
Remember your doctors them now
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, no no no no no
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your farmers them now
E A
Remember your workers them now
E A
Remember your neighbours them now
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember your people them now
E A
Remember the Masses
E A
I'm a soldier of his Majesty
E A
So therefore I can see
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out no, no, no, no
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
Servile Land
[Verse]
E A
Remember your natives them now
E A
Remember your Afro slave yard
E A
Remember your Afro slave yard
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out no, no, no, no
E A
My island don't sell out, please don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out
[Verse]
E A
Remember our future
E A
Our island future
E A
Remember our future
E A
Our island future
[Chorus]
E A
My island don't sell out
E A
My island don't sell out, please!
E A
My island don't sell out
[Outro]
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No, no, no, no
A
No, no, no
Bury Averea
Bury Tomorrow
Bus Buddies
Bush Hawg
Bushido