What happened up on Hemmingway well We will never change You used to be a friend of mine The last 5 years went by so fast So fast I find it strange The beneficial medicine of time And I (Ho ho), I can hear your laughter (Ho ho) It stays with me (Ho ho) after all this time And I (Ho ho), I still got your records (Ho ho) Clash and The Selecter (Ho ho) And don't worry Desmond Dekker's doin' fine ♪ But doors were shut, the lines were cut The walls went up so quick The windows of opportunity were small Brides collapsed, divides were wide Sides we had to pick And oh yeah, I forgot to call I (Ho ho), I can hear laughter (Ho ho) It stays with me after (Ho ho) all this time And I (Ho ho), I still got your records (Ho ho) Clash and The Selecter (Ho ho) And don't worry Desmond Dekker's doin' fine ♪ Seeds to the roots, to the trunk, to the truth It's understanding when it first began In the day up to the sky We climbed up so high And we carried on the only way we can Laugh on and live Learn how to forgive What we have could be as good as what we get If you forgot Now I am still gone What you gave to me, well, back when we first met What you gave to me, well, back when we first met I (Ho ho), I can hear laughter (Ho ho) It stays with me after (Ho ho) all this time And I (Ho ho), I still got your records (Ho ho) Clash and The Selecter (Ho ho) And don't worry Desmond Dekker's doin' fine And I (Ho ho), I still got your records (Ho ho) Clash and The Selecter (Ho ho) And don't worry Desmond Dekker's doin' fine