Biography:
With a discography of over 50 albums, Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who has been highly influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. He is amongst some of the first producers to create the sound we now know as 'dub'. He employs numerous pseudonyms, such as Pipecock Jaxxon and The Upsetter.
His musical career began in the 1950's
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LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY & LEO GRAHAM - VOODOOISM
[Verse]
C G
Woy-oy,
C
wicked man, huh
G
Woy-oy
C
You are trying your best
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
C
Yes, heh - But not at all
G
I really tougher than that
C
You're trying your best
G
To overthrow me with your little voodooism
C
But not at all, why?
G
I don't believe in that - huh
C G
God Almighty, is whom I believe in, yeah
F C
God Almighty, is whom I really trust in
G C
And He is standing by, yeah
C
I say you chuck animal in my shoes
G
To give me big foot, God
F C G
But no, that won't work at all
C G
I say you're trying to stop my children from eat bread - heh
F C G
But no, Jah is standing by - hmmm
[Solo]
C G F C G
C G
I said you gave aunty Mary big belly
F C G
You gave uncle Gussie one eye
C G
Coming now to give me big foot
F C
But no, that won't work at all
C
I say you're trying your best
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
F C
But you shall be my footstool, I tell you
C
I said you're trying your best, heh
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
F C G
But you shall be my footstool, I tell you
[Solo]
C G F C G
[repeat to fade]
[Verse]
C G
Woy-oy,
C
wicked man, huh
G
Woy-oy
C
You are trying your best
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
C
Yes, heh - But not at all
G
I really tougher than that
C
You're trying your best
G
To overthrow me with your little voodooism
C
But not at all, why?
G
I don't believe in that - huh
C G
God Almighty, is whom I believe in, yeah
F C
God Almighty, is whom I really trust in
G C
And He is standing by, yeah
C
I say you chuck animal in my shoes
G
To give me big foot, God
F C G
But no, that won't work at all
C G
I say you're trying to stop my children from eat bread - heh
F C G
But no, Jah is standing by - hmmm
[Solo]
C G F C G
C G
I said you gave aunty Mary big belly
F C G
You gave uncle Gussie one eye
C G
Coming now to give me big foot
F C
But no, that won't work at all
C
I say you're trying your best
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
F C
But you shall be my footstool, I tell you
C
I said you're trying your best, heh
G
To put me to shame and disgrace
F C G
But you shall be my footstool, I tell you
[Solo]
C G F C G
[repeat to fade]
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