"Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.
It was a cover version of the song "Pass the Kouchie" by The Mighty Diamonds, written by Leroy Sibbles and Jackie Mittoo. The song was changed from "Kouchie," a slang term for a cannabis smoking pipe, to "Dutchie" due to the age of the artists and their target audience. A "Dutchie" was slang for the cooking pot used by poor Jamaicans to prepare stews and rice. More recently the term "dutchie" refers to marijuana rolled in a cigar paper (specifically "Dutch Masters" cigars, hence the name "dutchie". See Cannabis smoking).
The song was first championed by DJ John Peel and became an instant hit when it was picked up by MCA Records in September 1982. It debuted at #26 on the chart and rose to #1 the following week, one of a handful of records to have risen to the top spot from outside the top 20. In February of the following year, it reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The song also scored a top 5 success in the Norwegian Fantastik 50 chart, eventually selling over 4 million copies worldwide.
Lyrics
This generation Rules the nation With version
Music happen to be the food of love Sounds to really make you rub and scrub
I say: Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side It a gonna burn, give me music make me jump and prance It a go done, give me the music make me rock in the dance
It was a cool and lovely breezy afternoon (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) You could feel it 'cause it was the month of June (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) So I left my gate and went out for a walk (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) As I pass the dreadlocks' camp I heard them say (How does it feel when you've got no food ?)
Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side It a gonna burn, give me music make me jump and prance It a go done, give me the music make me rock in the dance
So I stopped to find out what was going on. (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) 'Cause the spirit of Jah, you know he leads you on (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) There was a ring of dreads and a session was there in swing (How does it feel when you've got no food ?) You could feel the chill as I seen and heard them say (How does it feel when you've got no food ?)
Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side It a gonna burn, give me music make me jump and prance It a go done, give me the music make me rock in the dance
'Cause me say listen to the drummer, me say listen to the bass Give me little music make me wind up me waist Me say listen to the drummer, me say listen to the bass Give me little music make me wind up me waist, I say
Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side It a gonna burn, give me music make me jump and prance It a go done, give me the music make me rock in the dance
You play it on the radio, a so me say, we a go hear it on the stereo A so me know you a go play it on the disco A so me say we a go hear it on the stereo
Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side It a gonna burn, give me music make me jump and prance It a go done, give me the music make me rock in the dance
I say east, say west, say north and south (on the left hand side) This is gonna make us jump and shout (on the left hand side)
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