Buddha Yo!

Buddha, Yo!

By Gilbert Gonzalez

 

Prince Siddhartha, son of a king

His life was easy, and full of bling

His father kept, kept him at home,

ÔCause a wise man said, if he suffered heÕd roam,

But still he went out, and saw an old man,

Saw a sick guy and a funeral band

He saw a poor monk, with peace in his eyes,

Siddhartha had to leave for the very first time.

 

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

Siddhartha spent years, wandering where ever,

He couldnÕt believe we had to suffer forever,

He became an ascetic, a man alone,

He tried everything, not eating anything,

 

He found no answers, till finally,

He was so jaded, he meditated under a tree,

He sat down, down, down down,

Until an answer to suffering was found

 

And he became

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

 

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

Siddhartha Guatama, the Enlightened One,

He taught the Four Noble Truths, the Eight-fold Path and the Middle way to everyone,

Everyone suffers, we suffer Ôcause we want things,

To get rid of suffering, get rid of wanting,

 

Years later King Asoka liked what he heard,

He sent missionaries everywhere to spread the word,

Now people are praisinÕ, Ôcause BuddhaÕs so amazinÕ,

Minds are awakinÕ, and people are sayinÕ,

 

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, yo!

Buddha, Buddha, Buddha, oh!

He brought us peace of mind, mind.

 

 SufferingÕs gone (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

 SufferingÕs gone (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

                         (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

 ItÕs gone           (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

                         (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

                         (Yeah, yeah, yeah,)

 SufferingÕs gone