Set Them Free är ett stycke från Lee Perry, med uppbackning av The Sensations. Vet inte exakt vilket år den är från, men förmodligen 1966-67. Gillade den, då jag, precis som Perry, anser att det alltid finns bakomliggande anledningar till att det begås brott – och att alla brott inte handlar om att få ”mer” utan ”något överhuvudtaget”. När herr Perry så mäktigt proklamerar ”For it was robbery that befall the black nation. Our ancestors once ruled this world and all its gold. But now we are poor – who stole the gold?” känns det så självklart. Och plötsligt är allt mycket klarare.

They are from a poor generation
Having no education, no qualification
So they are driven to desperation
Can’t get a job – they have been forced to rob
I’m not suggesting that they should
But as you know – a hungry man is an angry one
So give them a chance, your honor, please
Think it over, before you throw them over
Please give them a break, to mend their mistake
Your honor, as you already know that robbery was from creation
For it was robbery that befall the black nation
Our ancestors once ruled this world and all its gold
But now we are poor – who stole the gold?
Your honor, could you answer me that question?
If you can’t, then there must be silent teeth
As well as wailing thiefs
So please think it over, your honor, before you throw them over
Give them a break, to mend their mistake