Uploaded April 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Track 2. 'Sponji Reggae'. From the album 'Red'.

Written by M. Rose

Personnel:

Michael Rose - vocals
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson - harmony vocals
Puma Jones - harmony vocals
Sly Dunbar - drums, syndrums
Robbie Shakespeare - bass, piano
Ranchie McLean - rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Mikey Chung - rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Dougie Bryan - lead guitar
Barry Reynolds - lead guitar
Robert Lynn - piano
Keith Sterling - piano
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion

Produced by Sly Dunbar & Robert Shakespeare


♪♫ You bum right here and you
Bounce over there sponji reggae
I say you bum right here and
You bounce over there
Sponji reggae
I say you rock right here and
You rock over there sponji reggae
I say you punch right here and you
Punch over there sponji reggae

A keep trying very hard to succeed
I almost lost my reflex
My bare feet was burn
That i almost lost my nerves
My fingers are shaking as the
Day start breaking
I could a never keep it no longer
I had to tell it to one another

Chorus:

You bum right here

Some say i am nuts zooky crazy
Want i to leave the music alone
They say go and look work
I and i are lazy
But i think for a while and
Say to my self
It's a time for every style

Chorus:

I may not be a movie star
I don't drive a big fancy car
I can afford only a winchester cigar
From the day i was born and
Given life
I and i a actor genius name it
Genuine character

Chorus: ♪♫