# WHEN DI SERPENT TEACH *Jamaican Patwa – Original Melody Version* ### [INTRO – Deep Voice, Dark Piano] Inna di beginning, Jah did speak… But di serpent twist what Him did speak. Di woman move, no word to preach… An' Adam step inna di same old breach. ### [CHORUS – Melodic, Catchy] When di serpent teach, di whole place start fi bleed, When di lie get grip, sin soon a take di lead. Di woman seh nutten, but action seh she believe, Adam follow har example, an' history get weave. ### [VERSE 1 – DI WORD A JAH] Inna Eden garden, all a life did grow, Jah give Him command, clear as morning glow. Every tree fi eat, one tree keep back, One simple rule, no room fi sidetrack. "Di day yuh eat di fruit, yuh surely ago die," No spin, no delay, straight truth from up high. Di word come clean, no need fi rearrange, One command from Jah, no man fi change. ### [VERSE 2 – DI SERPENT] Di serpent roll up wid him crooked reasoning, One question first, den him switch di meaning. "Yuh surely nah go dead!" him tell dem plain, Turning living truth into trickery and chain. Him promise dem sight, him promise dem height, But all behind di sugar, there hide di bite. No pulpit, no robe, still him sound like teacher, An' false talk slip in through di ear and reach her. ### [CHORUS] When di serpent teach, di whole place start fi bleed, When di lie get grip, sin soon a take di lead. Di woman seh nutten, but action seh she believe, Adam follow har example, an' history get weave. ### [VERSE 3 – DI WOMAN] Di woman hear two voices, two different roads, One word from Jah, one lie wid heavy load. She look pon di fruit, den reach out and take it, Den pass it to Adam like she already make it. No sermon, no platform, still she set di tone, Har quiet decision travel farther than she known. What she choose in secret show plainly what she hold, One action can spread more than story told. ### [VERSE 4 – ADAM] Adam get di command straight from di Lord, One word fi preserve, plant deep inna him core. But inna di woman talk, one extra line appear, "Yuh must not touch it!" — dat wasn't spoken deh. Who add dat piece? Di story keep it low, But Adam know di truth and still choose fi go. Di fact was in him head, but action tek di lead, An' one wrong step bring sin to di whole human breed. ### [BRIDGE – Deep Voice, Slow Beat] Jah did speak… Di serpent twist di speech… Di woman put it in motion… Adam follow di reach… Two voices, two lessons… An' generations bear di consequences…
