Skillful Man

Linval Thompson

[Intro]
I'm a skillful man
They don't trust me (No)

[Verse 1]
They try to cast me, right into the fire
But they could have not caught me

[Chorus]
I was a skillful man
I was a skillful man

[Verse 2]
They try to cast me over
Into the lion den
But just because of my skillfulness
They couldn't caught me that way (No)

[Chorus]
I was a skillful natty dread (Oh)

[Verse 2]
In every way
They tried to caught me

[Chorus]
I was a skillful man (Oh)
I was a skillful man

[Verse 3]
No matter what they try to do
They will never-never get through

[Chorus]
I am a skillful roots man (Oh)

[Verse 4]
I keep on walking in a position
Where I know

[Chorus]
I am a skillful roots man

[Post-Chorus]
In every way
And every day, yeah

[Chorus]
I am a skillful man (Don't you know?)
I am a skillful man (Oh, yeah)

[Verse 5]
I'm a skillful man
They can't caught me
With nothing there inequity way

[Chorus]
Because I'm a skillful man
I am a righteous man (No way)
They can caught me
I am a skillful man

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know? Don't you know?
Don't you know it's true?

[Chorus]
I'm a skillful man

[Verse 6]
They tried to cast me into the lion den
But they failed (I'm a skillful man)
They tried to cast me into the fire
But I couldn't get burn (No I)

Trivia about the song Skillful Man by Linval Thompson

On which albums was the song “Skillful Man” released by Linval Thompson?
Linval Thompson released the song on the albums “Follow My Heart” in 1979 and “Stay A Little Bit Longer” in 1980.

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