Row By Row

## Verse 1 Mi wake wid de sunrise, Yah call mi name Small likkle backpack but mi stay de same Pot and mi knife and mi scraper fi de yam Walkin' cross de island wid peace inna mi hand No car, no hurry, no race fi run Just de road beneath mi and de morning sun When mi reach a farmer, mi ask wid respect "Can I buy some produce?" every time dem say yes ## Chorus Row by row, let it grow Water from de hillside, watch de green leaf show Row by row, let it grow Yah put life inside it and de roots dem know Row by row, let it grow Every seed a promise dat de earth will show Row by row, let it grow Give thanks fi de harvest and de love we sow ## Verse 2 Word soon spread from de bay to de hill "De cook man reach de crossroads still" People start walking from mile away Bring dem bowl and smile at de end of day Pumpkin in de stew pot, callaloo and thyme Breadfruit pon de fire, everything in time Old man tell stories, pickney laugh and play Nobody in a hurry, everybody stay ## Chorus Row by row, let it grow Water from de hillside, watch de green leaf show Row by row, let it grow Yah put life inside it and de roots dem know Row by row, let it grow Every seed a promise dat de earth will show Row by row, let it grow Give thanks fi de harvest and de love we sow ## Verse 3 One evening by de river she call mi friend We talk till de moonlight rise round de bend She bring fresh peppers and a basket of lime We laugh and share stories till de evening time She laugh at mi journeys and de roads mi roam Somehow beside her de road feel like home No gold and no riches but de love overflow Two faithful hearts watching good tings grow ## Chorus Nose to nose, toe to toe Let dem seeds of love grow Hand in hand through de highs and de low Nose to nose, toe to toe Let dem seeds of love grow Yah bless de rain and Yah bless de sun Two become a family, now de work begun Nose to nose, toe to toe Let dem seeds of love grow ## Verse 4 Months roll by like de clouds overhead She place mi hand where de future rest Tiny likkle heartbeat dancing inside Strong as de ocean and de turning tide We sit in de garden as de daylight fade Dreaming tomorrow in de evening shade Every seed we planted seem fi understand New life growing from Yah loving hand ## Bridge Yah teach patience in de garden patch Some tings blossom quick, some take time fi catch Same way a father watch de years unfold Tiny hand today, tomorrow strong and bold ## Final Chorus Ten little toe, let dem grow Running through de garden where de cool winds blow Ten little toe, let dem grow Yah guide every step wherever dem may go Ten little toe, let dem grow One day dem will walk roads we never know Ten little toe, let dem grow Just like every seedling from de row by row ## Outro Row by row, let it grow Nose to nose, toe to toe Ten little toe, let dem grow Give thanks to Yah wherever we may go Row by row, let it grow