Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 - 12 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was a reggae and ska artist from England.
Born in Kent, Judge Dread was the first White British recording artist to get a reggae hit in Jamaica. He got his stage name from a Prince Buster song, and his first hits were inspired by Prince Buster's single, "Big Five".
The Guinness Book of World Records credits Judge Dread for having the most banned songs of all time. Many of his lyrics have sexual connotations
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...BIG SEVEN... by Judge Dread ---------------...............
*from 'Dreadmania: It's All In The Mind' (1972)*
Intro:
F#C# All Rise, F#C# Get ready, F#C#F#C# You're in Heaven, when you hear Big Seven.
Chorus 1:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 1:
F#C#F#C# Mary had a little pig, she couldn't stop him grunting, F#C#F#C# She took him up the garden path, and she kicked it's little rump in.
Chorus 2:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 2:
F#C#F#C# Jack and Jill went up a hill, to fetch a roll of cheese. F#C#F#C# Jack came down with a beaming smile, and his trousers around his knees.
Chorus 3:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 3:
F#C#F#C# Little Jack Horner sat on the corner, with a dirty look in his eye. F#C#F#C# He never looked at the pretty girls, but he smiled when the boys went by.
Chorus 4:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 4:
F#C#F#C# To love all night and sleep all day, is really my de-sire, F#C#F#C# I tried it once, but it wouldn't work out, 'cos the pussy catch a-fire.
Chorus 5:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 5:
F#C#F#C# Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, to get the poor doggy a bone. F#C# But when she bent down and the dog came around, F#C# And he gave her a bone of his own.
Chorus 6:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 6:
F#C#F#C# Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jumped over the candle stick. F#C# Silly boy; he should have jumped higher; F#C# Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
Chorus 7:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Verse 7:
F#C#F#C# Judge Dread lay on a double bed, with a girl performing great. F#C# He said; "would you like Big Seven again?" F#C# She said; "no, but I'll have Big Eight!"
Chorus 8:
F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher. F#C#F#C# Hey, hey, diddy dum day, I, I, 'igher.
Outro:
F#C#F#C# Ooh! Aah! Bye!
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])