Jungle Justice – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful social commentary of Konshens' 'Jungle Justice' and delve into the nuances of Jamaican Patois. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn vocabulary related to justice, society, and everyday life in Jamaica, all while engaging with a thought-provoking piece of modern dancehall music.

[English]

You know wah, wah bother dem enuh, but a this a bother me

This a issue

How a him a talk me and a bumboclaat a business leader, you hear dat?

Choi

Done!

Well me waah fi see you inna the air.

From a rapist, get a youth, you nuh care

Boes a blank, we beat it, sound a make me hear.

Any vile youth, fi get hang inna the square

Chop off him foot dem, peel off him hand

Him love mutilate pickney and kidnap woman

Boy go kill a woman, throw him get a f*** one

Any boy weh rape a woman, him a mussee battyman

Who, yeah, me say

Jungle justice, smash it and cut this

Tell me say, yeah, we nuh need fi discuss this

Jungle justice, pickaxe and cutlass

We nuh deal wid it like a police, a nuh divorce case

Jungle justice, cut if me rusty, cut this

How you cut the whole him and throw that, a the worst this

Jungle justice!

Jungle Justice!

Jungle Justice!

Yeah! Seem deh?

Hold him, hold him, hold him, hold him

Nuh make him get wet, beat out him pussyclart

Him nuh fi dead yet, when him see police a come

You nuh fi take weh

Squadie them a gangster too, how are you check

Everybody tired a f*** rapist

Look how the pickney them bright and lovely

Any boy weh rape a pickney, it could be a baby

If you up and a treat young lady with

When me say, yeah!

Jungle justice, smash it and cut this

Tell me say, yeah, we nuh need fi discuss this

Jungle justice, pickaxe and cutlass

We nuh deal wid it like a police, a nuh divorce case

Jungle justice, cut if me rusty, cut this

How you cut the whole him and throw that, a the worst this

Jungle justice!

Jungle justice!

Jungle justice!

Every community fi take it up inna hand

Tell me weh you get you killer from, boy a fire wild shot

Him never kill a man, make shatta catch you pickney inna prama

Where's man?

Bwoy are the most wicked of the clan

Most of the child rich who a the demon it stand

When we catch you we could hold it down for you

Boss and go chop off and kill a little girl inna front of him, you know say yeah?

Jungle justice, smash it and cut this

Tell me say, yeah, we nuh need fi discuss this

Jungle justice, pickaxe and cutlass

We nuh deal wid it like a police, a nuh divorce case

Jungle justice, cut if me rusty, cut this

How you cut the whole him and throw that, a the worst this

Jungle justice!

Jungle Justice!

Jungle Justice!

Well me waah fi see you inna the air.

From a rapist, get a youth, you nuh care

Boes a blank, we beat it, sound a make me hear.

Any vile youth, fi get hang inna the square

Chop off him foot dem, peel off him hand

Him love mutilate pickney and kidnap woman

Boy go kill a woman, throw him get a f*** one

Any boy weh rape a woman, him a mussee battyman

Who, yeah, me say

Jungle justice, smash it and cut this

Tell me say, yeah, we nuh need fi discuss this

Jungle justice, pickaxe and cutlass

We nuh deal wid it like a police, a nuh divorce case

Jungle justice, cut if me rusty, cut this

How you cut the whole him and throw that, a the worst this

Jungle justice!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ A2	noun - fair treatment under the law
smash /smæʃ/ A2	verb - to break something into pieces with force
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide with a sharp tool
pickaxe /ˈpɪkˌæks/ B1	noun - a tool with a long handle and a sharp point for digging
cutlass /ˈkʌtləs/ B2	noun - a short, heavy sword with a curved blade
rape /reɪp/ B1	verb - to force someone to have sexual intercourse
mutilate /ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/ C1	verb - to severely damage or disfigure someone's body
kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ B1	verb - to take someone away illegally by force
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out a lot of light; intelligent
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2	adjective - attractive or pleasant
hang /hæŋ/ A1	verb - to suspend something or someone from above
square /skwɛər/ A1	noun - an open, often public, area in a town
vile /vaɪl/ B2	adjective - extremely unpleasant or morally reprehensible
community /kəˈmjuːnɪti/ A2	noun - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
gangster /ˈɡaŋstər/ B1	noun - a member of a gang, especially a violent criminal gang
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - untamed or uncontrolled

Key Grammar Structures

• You know wah, wah bother dem enuh, but a this a bother me

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction ‘but’ linking two clauses; discourse marker ‘you know’.

  ➔ The contrastive conjunction "but" introduces the second clause, showing opposition.

• Well me waah fi see you inna the air.

  ➔ Verb + infinitive marker ‘fi’ (to) expressing desire or purpose.

  ➔ The verb "waah" is followed by the infinitive marker "fi" before the base verb "see" to show the speaker's desire.

• Any vile youth, fi get hang inna the square

  ➔ Use of ‘fi’ after a noun phrase to indicate purpose or intended action.

  ➔ The phrase "fi get hang" uses the marker "fi" to show that the youth is intended "to get hung" in the square.

• Jungle justice, smash it and cut this

  ➔ Imperative mood with coordinated verbs joined by ‘and’.

  ➔ Both "smash" and "cut" are in the imperative form, giving commands: "smash it" and "cut this".

• Tell me say, yeah, we nuh need fi discuss this

  ➔ Reporting verb ‘tell’ followed by an infinitive clause ‘need + fi + verb’.

  ➔ The verb "need" is combined with the infinitive marker "fi" before "discuss", forming the phrase "need fi discuss" meaning "need to discuss".

• How you cut the whole him and throw that, a the worst this

  ➔ Interrogative sentence introduced by ‘how’ followed by verb phrase.

  ➔ The interrogative word "How" asks for the manner of the action: "How you cut…".

• Boy go kill a woman, throw him get a f*** one

  ➔ Use of ‘go + verb’ to express future intention or imminent action.

  ➔ The construction "go kill" means "will kill" or "is about to kill"; it signals a planned violent act.

• Any boy weh rape a woman, him a mussee battyman

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by ‘weh’ (who/that) and progressive aspect ‘a + verb’.

  ➔ The word "weh" functions as a relative pronoun meaning "who/that", and "a mussee" uses the progressive marker "a" before the verb "mussee".

• Hold him, hold him, hold him, hold him

  ➔ Repetition of an imperative verb for emphasis; elliptical structure without explicit subject.

  ➔ The imperative "Hold" is repeated four times, stressing urgency; the subject "you" is understood but omitted.