"Bad Mind People" - Jamaican Folk Song & The Wailer's Recording

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases the lyrics for the Jamaican folk song "Bad Mind People" (given without a standard American "translation") and a sound file of the Wailer's recording with that title (given without a transcription).

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Thanks to the composer/s of this (or these) songs and thanks to the Wailers for their musical legacy. Thanks also to the transcriber of this folk song and the publishers of this sound file on YouTube.

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LYRICS FOR JAMAICAN FOLK SONG "BAD MIND PEOPLE"

Chorus: I don’t know, I don’t know why some people bad minded so

I don’t know, I don’t know why some people bad minded so
If you hol’ yuh head in de air dem sey you fasty and fresh me dear

And if yu friendly wid dem mi love, dem sey a dry yaws yu waan fi scrub

If yu got nuff money fe spen, dem sey a tief yu tief it an den,
If yu bruk and out a yu luck, dem sey a witless whey mek yu bruk

If yu single and by yu self, bad minded people sey yu pan shelf
And if yu married yu mek big catch, or else de two a oono no match

If yu fat an yu looking well, bad minded people sey yu da swell
An if yu maga and looking t’in, dey sey consumption a ride yu skin

If yu dress up and wear good clothes, bad minded people sey yu a pose
And if one day yu no change yu frok, dem call yu poting and naked back

If yu go church a Sunday time, dem sey a axe yu da try fe grind
And if yu stay home an take a rest, dem sey poor hypocrite im a confess

Chorus: I don’t know, I don’t know why some people bad minded so

I don’t know, I don’t know why some people bad minded so

Source: http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/best-jamaican-folk-songs-a-to-d-of-golden-collection.html

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE

The Wailers bad mind people live



solnascenteroot, Uploaded on Jul 26, 2009
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This song is included on the album The Wailers Band - Majestic Warriors

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