Songs about Veganism
Macka B ~ "Wha Me Eat" Video Lyrics below. Macka B website
Jay Sun ~ "No Bonez, No Blood (In Our Kitchen)" Video Video with lyrics
Ross Mayhew ~ "The Vegan Bop" Soundcloud YouTube Channel
Cipes ~ Why Must We Eat the Animals YouTube
Goldfinger ~ What Gives You The Right YouTube
Dead Prez ~ Be Healthy YouTube Interview and talk about veganism
Most available as audio files on iTunes and such like.
Here are a couple of playlists...
"Wha Me Eat" by Macka B
Selamta (Greetings in Amharic)
Ital (natural) we Ital and Vegan we Vegan
I and I (we) eat from the earth and leave the animals to give birth
No deaders (dead flesh) No fur No feathers
When I tell people I don't eat meat, fish or dairy
They look at me strangely
They don't realise I eat a very wide variety
Listen to Macka.B
Yo!
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me eat
When me tell them say me nu (don't) eat no fish nor no meat no
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me nyam (eat)
When me tell them say that I'm a vegan
Well me nu eat no meat no fish no cheese nor no egg
Nothing with no foot no eye no wing nor no head
Nothing with no lip no ears no toe nor no leg
Prefer fruit and vegetables instead
Me careful and me choosy about what I'm eating
My medicines my food my food is my medicine
When I tell people that me nu eat dem deh (those) things
The look at me and scratch their chin
And start wondering
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me eat
When me tell them say me nu eat no fish nor no meat no
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me nyam
When me tell them say that I'm a vegan
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me eat
When me tell them say me nu eat no fish nor no meat no
Wha me eat them a wonder wha me eat
Dou you want to hear wha me eat?
I eat
Callaloo, Ackee, Sweet Potato
Yam, Banana and Tomato
Cabbage, Spinach, Avocado
Cho Cho, Butter Beans and Coco
Courgettes, Millet, Plantain
Rice and Peas and Pumpkin
Mango, Dates and Guava
Chick peas and Cassava
Brussel sprouts and Caulifower
Onion, Fennel and Cucumber
Plum, Pear and Papaya
Aubergine and Soya
Lime , Lentils and Quinoa
Wholemeal Bread and Wholemeal Flour
Watercress and Okra
Tofu and Sweet Pepper
Cous Cous and Carrots
Broccoli and Coconut
Peaches, Apples, Apricot
Breadfruit, Jackfruit, Sour sop
Pistachios, Cashews and Almonds
Walnuts, Peanuts also Pecan
Sesame Seeds, Sunflower..., Lemon
Orange, Pineapple and Melon
Bulghar Wheat and Garlic, Kiwi, Corn and Turnip
Hijiki and Rocket, Pap Choy and Pomegranite
Berries, Cherries and Strawberries
Beetroot, Grapefruit and Celeries
You see the meat's not necessary
We tell them say
Look how me big and me say look how me strong
Some people can't believe that me a vegetarian
If you want a healthy body check the real Rastaman
Cause Rastaman will tell you about the right nutrition
Me get my Calcium ,my Sodium me get Potassium
Me get my Zinc,me get my Iron and my Magnesium
Instead of nyam(eat) the fish I nyam what the fish nyam
Like the Kelp and Irish Moss that grow in the ocean
Me get me Proteins and my Minerals, me get me Calories
The Vitamins A the B the C the D the E,the F the G
Essential fatty acids like the Omega 3
Me get me fibre and me Carbohydrates in my body
Don't forget your Water drink a few glasses a day
The toxins in your body just flush them away
Some of the things you eat stop in your body and decay
When it comes to food I don't play
We tell them say
A lot of people would stop eat the meat
If they had to kill the animals before they could eat
Look at the way the animals them get treat
The unsanitary conditions where some of them keep
If we were supposed to eat the meat we would have sharp teeth
You wouldn't need a Knife and fork can you see it
You can't eat it raw you have to cook it complete
And put on Vegetable seasoning to make it taste sweet
It's up to you you can eat what you want to
You can be a vegetarian and be healthy too
There's a lot of choice around many foods are on view
I just remember some more I forgot to tell you
The Nectarines and tangerines and clementines and guanabana
Lychhe, oats and ginger, kale and spirulina
Mung beans, wholemeal pasta etc.
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Jay Sun ~ "No Bonez, No Blood (In Our Kitchen)"
Yo man, I treat a vegan way you know..
Attitude and Jah Sun,Yo man a Lutan Fyan, Jah Sun and a Ras Attidude
Tell 'em a Lutan..
Why you fi kill fi eat?
Real kill man.
Why dem say, swine a dem dinner.
Fire, blaze!
Treat the tuffest way!
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
We nah go mix up inna vampire livin'.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Said Rastafari a my greatest ambition.
- Jah Sun:
No man mi see say nuff a dem show no respect for life,
Run, here comes the butcher man,
And he coming with his knife.
A more pain, a more death, I bear murder,
Life dem take, for dem steak and hamburger.
Mi rather plant some seeds inna de mud,
Than to tear thru some flesh and go guzzle blood.
Carnivore, stop fighting it, stop fighting it,
Hey, give ital life a try, you just might gain some enlightenment.
A this the one for love all of my vegetarians,
Raw fooders and vegans and all the breathetarians, yo.
'Cause I and I nah put no dead, inna we temple,
True humbleness, we haffi live life simple.
To put some food upon the plate,
A me no need no hook, me no need no bait.
I and I the roots, me food me nah fi shoot,
A give me vegetables and some fruit, mi go so now.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen: (oh yes)
We nah go mix up inna vampire livin'.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Said Rastafari a my greatest ambition.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Me synchronize with the Most Highs vision.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen..
Please let the animal keep livin'..
- Ras Attitude:
Tell dem a wonder why de Rasta neva age,
Dem no stop from look up in a dem health book page.
Vegetarians, will always live, (true)
'Cause everything you eat, it is always positive.
And everything you drink it never get negative.
You are what you eat, that's why you walk like pig;
You are what you eat, that's why you grr like piggy.
You treat you your body wrong your own a grave you dig.
Yo don't panic, 'cause I'm organic,
Pure soy soup inna me kitchen yes me got it.
Yo don't panic, 'cause I'm organic,
Lentil peas inna mi soup me got it.
Yo don't panic, 'cause I'm organic,
Vegan life me live and none a dem can't stop it.
Calabash, okra and squash, yes me got it,
Ready fi go boil it and stop it!
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen: (hey)
We nah go mix up inna vampire livin'.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Said Rastafari a my greatest ambition.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Me synchronize with the Most Highs vision.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen..
Please let the animal keep livin'..
- Lutan Fyah:
Tell dem natural herbs have fi we dinner,
Ey, ital is vital inna de pot a wi cooking,
Natural herbs have fi wi dinner.
Tell dem no bones no flesh, all right!
Yes natural herbs have fi wi dinner,
Ital is vital inna de pot a wi cooking,
Natural herbs have fi wi dinner.
Just say man a Lutan Fyah!
Tell dem root, strongback and sarsaparilla,
Fruits, orangines, mango and guava.
Vegetable salad with peanut and cashew,
With some clean drinking water.
I got a bucket full of herb of some strong marihuana, (true)
Yes you know that I'm a farmer.
Hey the food that I eat is my medicine,
Tell dem man, a real bush doctor.
Cleanse dem wit garlic and bitters,
I nah go jump pon Rome filthy lickers.
Go till the marijuana, mek mi slippers,
No pork chops in a mi fritters.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
We nah go mix up inna vampire livin'.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Said Rastafari a my greatest ambition.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen:
Me synchronize with the Most Highs vision.
No bones, no blood inna we kitchen..
Please let the animal keep livin'..
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