This town

[00:03.57] London City I was born in,

[00:04.37] You know I love this town,

[00:06.76] But I can't pick up when she's calling

[00:09.42] So riddle me this, follow me to the place that raised me,

[00:13.94] Gave me the up and down that developed and shaped me,

[00:16.59] Give me a run down town with a ruffneck sound,

[00:19.77] 'Cause the rat inna the underground don’t phase me

[00:22.17] I’ve never been the one to stay in just one place mind;

[00:25.09] For the love of the music we do not discriminate, fly

[00:27.50] from the mountain tops to an eastern block,

[00:30.41] Or a tropical island to catch a nice vibe

[00:33.06] But no matter where we go we leave London Town,

[00:35.72] Reliable, we ride up in our black steed and turn up an hour early for the soundcheck jam,

[00:41.03] Sip on a little rum and run the riddim and sound.

[00:43.97] Then we back on the road, on the way, today we’re racing

[00:46.09] Against the clock ah catch a tunnel we are facing

[00:48.75] No matter where we go, we are coming on home,

[00:51.95] I said Londinium give me another day, sing

[00:54.87] Well I love the London music that come before my time,

[00:57.27] 'cos the new vibes got me wishing that it was back in '85

[00:59.92] Whether the punk or roots and culture, ragga, jungle, hip-hop or grime,

[01:02.87] So I take a little trip on the Victoria line,

[01:05.52] And I check for Tippa Irie there down inna Brixton

[01:08.17] Who bun down tracks with the man in the sound like Saxon system,

[01:10.83] Stepping round town and we see the bredrin Horse man he says...

[01:14.02] "Come, yes unno make we nice up session"

[01:16.41] The Skints, Tippa Irie and the one Horseman

[01:18.79] The three of we, yes we ah go join as one,

[01:21.46] So let's get together and do this boom song

[01:24.40] Mi know them haffi play it pon them station,

[01:27.06] Or ya haffi see we pon the television,

[01:29.74] Everybody stamp them foot and everybody raise them hand you Never know cos this one's a champion

[01:32.66] And what them talking about? The place London

[01:37.70] Because I really love my London town,

[01:39.56] Through the up and through the down,

[01:41.16] I been almost everywhere but I man have to come back here,

[01:42.75] So much different things to do, so much different things to see,

[01:46.20] It it multicultural now, but I just love it anyhow,

[01:47.79] Born and raised right here, smoke a zoot, drink a beer,

[01:51.53] No we nah go have no fear, we love this land and atmosphere,

[01:54.17] It is where I am from, it is where I belong, it's the only place for me,

[01:58.70] For I man and my family

[01:59.75] London City I was born in,

[02:02.40] You know I love this town,

[02:05.85] But I can't pick up when she's calling

[02:14.09] Cause I’m a resident that’s why,

[02:33.22] Yeah I,

[02:36.40] So riddle me this, follow me to the place that raised me,

[02:45.17] Gave me the up and down that developed and shaped me,

[02:47.83] Give me a run down town with a ruffneck sound,

[02:50.75] 'Cause the rat inna the underground don’t phase me.

[02:53.14] Then we back on the road, on the way, today we’re racing

[02:56.33] Against the clock ah catch a tunnel we are facing

[02:58.45] No matter where we go, we are coming on home I said Londinium give me another day, sing

[03:04.03] London City I was born in

[00:00.00] You know I love this town

[00:00.00] But I can't pick up when she's calling