it woz in April nineteen eighty-wan doun inna di ghetto af Brixtandat di babylan dem cause such a frickshanan it bring about a great insohreckshanan it spread all ovah di naeshanit woz a truly an histarical okayjanit woz event af di yearan I wish I ad been derewen wi run riot all ovah Brixtanwen wi mash-up plenty police vanwen wi mash-up di wicked wan planwen wi mash-up di Swamp Eighty-wanfi wha?fi mek di rulah dem andahstandat wi naw tek noh more a dem oppreshanan wen mi ckeck outdi ghetto grapevinefi fine out all I coulda fineevry rebel jussa revel in dem storydem a taak bout di powah an di glorydem a taak bout di burnin an di lootindem a taak bout smashin an di grabbindem a tell mi bout di vanquish an di victridem seh: di babylan dem went too farsoh wha?wi ad woz fi bun two kyaran wan an two innocent ge marbut wha?noh soh it goh sometime inna wareen starnoh soh it goh sometime inna wardem seh: win bun dung di Georgewi coulda bin di lanlaadwi bun dung di Georgewi nevah bun di lanlaadwen wi run riot all ovah Brixtanwen wi mash-up plenty police vanwen wi mash-up di wicked wan planwen wi mash-up di Swamp Eighty-wandem seh: wi commandeer kyaran wi ghaddah aminishanwi buil wi barricadean di wicked ketch afraidwi sen out wi scoutfi goh fine dem whereaboutden wi faam-up wi passian wi mek wi raidow dem run gaangoh plancountah-hackshanbut di plastic bullitan di waatah canonwill bring a blam-blamwill bring a blam-blamnevah mine Scarmanwill bring a blam-blam