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Nothing To Smile About

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Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed by five children of famed reggae-artist Denroy Morgan. Despite their relative youth, they have been referred to as "reggae royalty". Having grown up in their father's music studio in the U.S. the group, then consisting of eight of the children, made their first appearance at Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica. They were subsequently signed by MCA and released their debut album Miracles in 1994. They have since criticized Miracles as being overly pop-influenced.

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[Intro]
G D
Nuff people come to Jamaica and nuh know how we live think seh
C
Everything nice through we full of vibes and think
G D
Hey, hey, dem say want feelin' to dem heart
C
When dem get fi overstand di real thing, yeah

[Verse 1]
G D
Mi deh ya a town one day
C
A par with a white man weh come all the way from Norway
G D
And him turn to mi and say
C
How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface
G D
Same time mi lift mi head to the sky
C
And a tear drop fall from mi eye
Em
Mi say my youth come we go out for a drive
C D
Mek mi show you why mi cry

[Chorus]
G D
Look 'pon di gully side
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look at that hungry child, yeah
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look at the school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Look at the conditions of our police stations
C D
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout, no

[Verse 2]
G D
Same time the bredda say
C
How can a nation believe in this way
G D
And the next thing him say
C
How can the government play so many games
G D
Same time mi heart fall to the ground
C
'Cause dis much war where that comes from
Em
Certain place they are worse dan slum
C D
Youth-man come

[Chorus]
G D
And take a look 'pon Riverton
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look 'pon Payneland, yeah
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Flankers, Mobay and Saffras Heights in Nos Spain
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Hope Flats, Kentiyah, Mottom Bay are all the same
C D G
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? No, no
D C
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
G D C
Oh no-no, oh no-no, no

[Bridge]
G D
Nuff people come to Jamaica and nuh know how we live think seh
C
Everything nice through we full of vibes and thing
Em
Hey, hey, dem say want feelin' to dem heart
C D
When dem get fi overstand di real thing

[Chorus]
G D
When dem look 'pon di gully side
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
G D
Look at that hungry child, yeah
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
G D
Look at the school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education
C
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout
Em
When dem sight of the conditions of our police stations
C D
Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout, the story seh

[Verse 3]
G D
Mi deh ya a town one day
C
A par with a white man weh come all the way from Norway
G D
And him turn to mi and say
C
How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface
G D
Same time mi lift mi head to the sky
C
And a tear drop fall from mi eye
Em
Mi say my youth come we go out for a drive
C D
Mek mi show you why mi cry

[Chorus]
G D
Take a look 'pon Riverton
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Look 'pon Payneland
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
G D
Canterbury Mobay, March Pen Road ova Spain
C
Do you see anything fi smile 'bout?
Em
Nuff likkle place deh ya inna Jamdown today
C D G
Weh nuttin nuh did deh fi smile 'bout? No, no...