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        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

                          C# 
I said I came upon this land 
          B                         F# 
To guide and teach my fellow man 
                                   C# 
But one thing I can't overstand 
          B                                 F# 
Is why them don't love his brother man 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

                                  C# 
Sometimes I sit and a’look around 
          B                 F# 
And listen to the daily sound 
                                    C# 
But when I check, there's so much lies 
               B                               F# 
And that's the reason why the children cry 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

                                     C# 
It's been so long   we need a change 
                B                            F# 
So the shitstem we got to rearrange 
                                             C# 
And if there's obstacles in the road 
                B                   F# 
e got to throw them overboard 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

                                       C# 
One night, an evil spirit held me down 
      B                           F# 
I could not make one single sound 
                                C# 
Jah told me, 'Son, use the word 
          B                           F# 
And now I'm as free as a bird 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 

        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat 
        C#                     F# 
Oh bumbo klaat, oh ras klaat