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Cho! (laugh)
Babylon yuh betta turn wi loose
God knows, turn wi loose now
Sing along, a little song
An guh a ting like


Chorus: freedom, for some i am bawling
Babylon yuh pull di chain from mi han
Mi still under yuh babylon system
God knows, freedom for some i am bawling
Oh selassie i, rastafarian calling
Beenie man a sing a ting


Verse 1: from the day mi know miself, man a born of mammal
Although yuh smart, dem sen yuh guh a jamal
Teach yuh how fi spell gun and nuclear weapon
How fi spell politics and greet politician
Nowhere in the bible where those words come from
Dem restore wi name an class us as african
When con is a short name for condemnation
I nuh know bout di i, i a true ethiopian
Christopher columbus, 'bout him discover island
Discover what when him come spot the indian
An a him tun roun an all enslave black man
Muslini an him friend dem tief the gold and all di diamond
Who steal wi name, check the queen wheh deh a england
A she build the pope and introduce vatican
From constantine, julius and all pope john
Now dem reach paul i wonder if dem want to expand
Queen elie-zabeth, all she is a next one
Well mi naah guh too stress me just a look a explanation
This is the word from the black man


Chorus

Verse 2: i say man a true needle kill the dragon and eagle
Murda di pope wheh a defender of evil
Long time dem bwoi deh a pressure black people
Have wi like a slave under chain and shackle
Now wi buss out inna muscle
Well a long time mi deh warn dem fi look to the east
Warning to the dragon and the mark of the beast
Mek dem a galong suh like dem caan tun discease
Call on the selassie wheh a blow all di breeze
Weeping wailing, nashing of teeth
God judgement, is only certain man see it
Pope constantine inna him grave an all a grief
This is no pelican brief
My speech


Chorus

Verse 3: people, well unnuh clean out yuh ears an listen to mi lyrics
Yuh nuh hear bout di lieshah di ball head prophet
Word of elijah, di man used to spread it
John di most righteous man yet still wasn't a prophet
He could not be god, dem haffi tun him inna baptist
This is the meaning of ma lyrics
In these times mandela come an try it
Well him never reach far, prison wall di man face it
Malcolm x try an a coppershot end it
All try and dem beat it an kill it
Marcus garvey try, a fi rice dem sell it
Only we inna di music business can stop it
Follow beenie man and all live it


Chorus

Oh na na scibbie dooba deng (sing in intro)


Chorus: gal if yuh fed up a yuh boyfriend, let him go
And yuh boyfriend a nanga nanga, let him go
'cause every night him come in nighy nighy inna yuh ears
And yuh know seh a gaze him a gaze
Gal if yuh man nah do it right let him go
'cause every night him a come in nighy nighy in a yuh ears
And yuh know seh gaze him a gaze


Verse 1: stop and look pon di woman weh yuh got
Take out yuh woman de yuh damn idiot
Yuh soon si shi itch up inna di juvenile lap
And then yuh sid dung and a relax
Hear seh miss. rowe caah go nuh weh a stage show
Hear sey di man have har 'round a benbow
Scrape up har knee and scrape up har toe
Caah shi a ben down low


Chorus

Verse 2: well man a better if yuh cool and stop talk
It nuh right fi a wuk a woman and shi a laugh
Man yuh better straighten up yuh crank shaft
Gal haffi sweat and haffi cough 'cause
Woman want a man wid more sexual healing
Gal want a man wid more sexual feeling
Come on, come on mek yuh reach to the ceiling
So gal come fi di dealing


Chorus after she say that she needed some romance
More rocks, more tocks, more feeling close to me
A wanna get close to she
So i give you more roses, more romance a little candle light and little slow dance
And that night out with me maybe we can try again
Try and try and maybe we can try a bye bye

Chorus

Intro:
Old dog, old doggy, doggy dog
Woh deh, deh, woh,ho

Chorus
Old dog like me, we affi have dem
In a two's an trees
An everybody know we wild a ready
Delieve you me, we nable string cut
Under pum pum tree
Repeat:

Verse: 1
From mi see a gal weh look good
Mi affi fool har and get weh mi want
Cause mi nuh live over shortwood
So mi affi bounce har mek she drop in a mi paw
A nuff gal mi a go pass through
Like patra and di one lady saw
An mi deh hear bout di ooch crew
Weh have ten gal x-rated and raw
Dat mean we a go want dem
And we affi get dem & nuh tell mi seh mi caan
Dat a rape
But if mi beg & mi get that's great
Sometime mi preach but mi know mi we wait
Me is a youthman weh have plenty faith


Chorus


Verse: 2
Mi believe in a sey man
Nuh fi watch nuh face
Agony fi gwaan from gal deh pon base
Woman fi get wine and gal fi get lace
Dover man nuh have time fi w-a-s-t-e
Yuh know how mi a swear after dionna king
Nadine sutherland and chevelle franklyn
Mi want dem fi ride pon mi bull dog riddim
And left di ole a dem all a sing


Chorus

Verse: 3
How mi want fi live mi mother tell mi sey mi caan
Five, six , seven, eight gal a weh mi want
One burner business a nuh me dat yah
Me's a bwoy wi slam all mi mother-in-law
Think mi nah si-dung and watch how she round
A long time mi a notice how di leg dem brown
Nuff night mi see har ina har mini night gown
A line, mi a line up fi lick out mi sound


Chorus

Intro: well it's time for unnuh to
Dance, dance, dance with the music
Dance, dnace, dance with the music


Verse 1: l is for the love they have for the dance they see
O is only 'cause he always originality
Y mean year in after year, they try dis dat supa dear
Who originate all di dance and jamaican badman dance without fear


Chorus loy, loy, loy, loy, loy, loy, loy
Everybody dem a dance di loy
Check mr. bogle and de roses crew
Have a new dance whey everybody want do


Verse 2: an nuh nuttin new, so nuh pay nuh advance
It a just the remix a di same world a dance
Ben yuh foot and ben yuh back
An mek sure yuh body slant
Move yuh foot dem inna yuh shoes
Like yuh a do di skate dance
Free up yuh spirit and leggo like a avalance
And jus give dem di dance, bus di dance
Man and woman a watch di holla dem a fight
Bogle a mash up di dance wid de new dance


Chorus
Verse 3: well bogle dance it was a brand new praise
Dem dance deh gone from back in di days
Dat deh dance have di whole world like a slave
Man all a drive and a urkle and gaze
Big accident, him all meet all him grave
Now a di loy, it a blaze
Everybody come a new dance (hey cool)
Si di bogle, di bogle, di bogle, di bogle
Did remix di dance
Now, give dem di dance, bus di dance


Chorus

Verse 4: big sound string up an everybody dem a skank
Pull up, pull up, pull up 'cause bogle get ignorant
Watch da gal deh pon di left inna moschino pants
She a who, mus' di corporal or she a di sergeant
De amount a salute she get di hole dancehall cramp
School dance a keep an a nuff thing a guan
Watch da gal inna di right inna di blue uniform
Loy yot


Chorus

Intro:

A pure idiot ting a gwaan
As far as mi see a war, physically, but ketch mi lyrically nuh
Mi a di gal dem trolly

Chorus:

A war wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, what dem really fighting for
War wah wah wah war, wah wah war, every man a tun gun dor
War wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, but mi an mi gal dem a par
War wah wah wah war, war wah wah wah war, everybody tun (hold)


Verse 1:
If a dj a di year dem haffi wuk fi dat
Yuh nuh see a mi an mi gal dem fight in all di combat
When mi a work fi mi gal dem hafi get flat
Pop off mi pistol like a gun mi a fire shot
When mi a bowl yuh nuh see a pure gal a bat
Gal dem a rush mi seh mi bad like a galawasp
After nuh man dis yah dj nah nuh bus nuh shot
Takes two to quarrel after dat a hottaclasp (cause)
Dem never realize seh tupac dead a bleed,
Biggy never care nor him never take heed
Dem kill him an left him baby mother she a breed
An bring it come a yard, but a dat mi haffi leave


Chorus:

A war wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, what dem really fighting for
War wah wah wah war, wah wah war, every man a tun gun dor
War wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, but mi an mi gal dem a par
War wah wah wah war, war wah wah wah war, everybody tun (hold)


Verse 2:
Well, if a so mi an mi gal in a pure fist fight
Special ocassion a must late a night
Bus weh di bikini like a big bagey kite
Knock out di brazierre get it out a mi sight
A pure murderation right through di night
Yuh tink mi an tony a go fight, yuh mad
Mi nah nuh time fi go waste out mi might
Fi go fight 25 man like mi a look stripe
Gimmi a gal mek mi wuk until she start bite
A mi dem call mr. nice, (cause)
Karen, suzette and dawn, a dem de gal mi want in a mi palm
Cause

Chorus:

A war wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, what dem really fighting for
War wah wah wah war, wah wah war, every man a tun gun dor
War wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, but mi an mi gal dem a par
War wah wah wah war, war wah wah wah war, everybody tun (hold)


Verse 3:
Mi nah go have mi gun an go rob nuh sneaker
Through mi fancy mi life till mi run in a gleaner
One big stone mi use an lick dung maria
An den mi draw fi helena, di sister
When mi a go through girls town mi flex like a twister
Who nuh in a pain get bruise up and blister
I nuh looney tune so nuh call mi sylvester
I am di gal dem brididista, watch yah
Mi a dem love sponge, mi a dem faucet
Not a liability, mi a di girl dem asset
Di gal dem have mi man fi listen pon cassette, gees, gees


Chorus:

A war wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, what dem really fighting for
War wah wah wah war, wah wah war, every man a tun gun dor
War wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, but mi an mi gal dem a par
War wah wah wah war, war wah wah wah war, everybody tun (hold)


Chorus:

A war wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, what dem really fighting for
War wah wah wah war, wah wah war, every man a tun gun dor
War wah wah wah war, wah wah wah war, but mi an mi gal dem a par
War wah wah wah war, war wah wah wah war, everybody tun (hold)


Repeat verse 1:

Repeat chorus:

Beenie man, a.r.p., and tony curtis
Well this it!
Beenie alongside a.r.p. alongside tony curtis
A banky produce this

Well she claim say me fi miss her
After she run gone with man in a car
Alright, me can tell you something baby

Chorus:
Every step i take (hey, every step i take)
Every move i make (every move i make)
Every single day, every time i pray
I'll be missing you
Thinking of the day (i've been thinking of the day)
When you went away (when you went away)
What a life to take, what a bond to break
I'll be missing you
(well she gone and nuff man a cry but a one thing me want tell you girl)

Beenie:
Right now, me a the king and a me a wear di crown - yeah
20 gals live ina mi house - yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb - yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne, yes
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown - yeah
20 gals live ina mi house - yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb - yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne

Sometimes me have fi wonder how dem gal deh suh bucky
Big time police she a lock up everybody
She lock up all pauly, peter, barry and harry
Big jail break and she kidnap larry
Mi sorry gal you pretty but your character dutty
Nuh gi mi
In about five years yuh can rob it
Me hear she deh a foreign get fat and get heavy
And a me she want and mi know me have fi wuk it

Tony curtis & a.r.p.:
On that morning, when this life is over (when dis life is over then)
I know, i'll see your face (alright, sing suppmen nice fi me now)
Every night i pray
Every step i take
Every move i make
Every single day
Every night i pray
Every step i take
Every move i make
Every single day
Every night i pray (yes iyah)

Beenie:
Hey mi can tell yuh suppmen?
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown - yeah
20 gals live ina mi house - yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb - yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne, yes
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown - yeah
20 gals live ina mi house - yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb - yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne

Nuh gal nuh want nuh felt
Dem a seh dem want a helper
Dem want a man with di house, di clothes, di car and all di figure
Gal dem want a man fi treat dem like a romie nigga
In a bed, don't think that i'm a violent fella
But see ya, banky yes a him a di producer
Now listen to di style weh di dj a utter
When beenie man and arp dem a di singer
Well tony curtis come sing out mi bredda

Chorus

Beenie:
My time i am a girls spec
I'm like that, keep looking
You haven't seen anything yet
Who i am? my name is beenie man
The skinny man
I aint no joker
I aint batman
Always wanted never doubted
Want slammed it now, i am flaunting
Here from eternally, until eternity
Selassi send me so please don't resent me
You give me what i'm rapping about?
Or bragging about?
You see me coming just jump and shout
Well i am for the groupies, ooopies, booopies, moooopies and even super dupies
Well my lyrics' the stuff
Terrible and tuff
It's just enough
To stand on it's own like al capone in any zone
Arp hold the mic and we sing down there we go
Tony curtis in the place we are rocking out
And if you feel say you're bad you can get we out
Mr. banky the producer you shocking out
And everybody in the dance them brukking out
When beenie man upon the riddim i'm rapping out
Talking out from now we a nuh scout

Intro:

Everyday yuh been going around and telling
Story bout yuh know mi an is your mother
Grow mi (no) gimmi some bass mek mi sing
Somtin first mi go so:

Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah

Cho

It's all about romie an him big fat sister nyomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
An dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi
Di bwoy deh name romie, and him whoring sister nyomi
Di two a dem claim seh dem know mi, know mi, know mi

Verse 1
But mi wonder romie, how him fi know mi
A waterhouse mi born, a
N craig town mi live
Weh aunt sita grow mi
A owe di bwoy owe mi him argument throw mi
Him gal wahn blow mi choo she hear seh mi bloomy
Mi hear nyomi have fifteen auntie
Mi check out deep, down to di grandma want mi
So a grudge di bwoy grudge mi
Di bwoy bad minded
Dats why mi argument drop pon all


Cho.

Verse 2
Mi hear seh
Miss nyomi a wahn big fat gal from ina di 1920
If looks was awl she live a door cause she plenty
An from a gal plenty har love life empty,empty empty
People look yah, nyomi a whore an har puppa a preacher
Mi get fi understand di gal a witchcraft worker
She obeah har madda an go tek di stepfather
Dats why di dj a halla sey
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nah
Oh nah nah nah

Cho

Verse 3
Choo mi gal friend hyper har life brighter
Nyomi tun spider, nyomi tun snake
Unda grass she a viper
Gal tun sniper, big time 'forever'
She all a tell peter seh him gal an lorna
Gone go catch man someweh dun a manchester
Wahn youth madda him go change fi murder
Gal just hear yah, gowne an leave yah
Dats why di dj sing seh

Cho

Intro

Glorious be to the most high, jah, rastafari
Oh nah nah nah nah nah nigh
Hey, yu see sy & robbie

Chorus


A just selassie send dem, well, play music fi heathen, well si di christan we call dem, yeh dat just di devil control dem, sly a selassie send dem, well cause music a fi play dem, eh mr. robbie him a bass dem, well taxi gang come tell dem dat

Verse 1:
Well mr. sly, well music we a play an we a trample over jungle trample down a tg, rema man we a talk to to all rema man unua fi cool an unuh fi humble put down all di guns an leave di chain an all di bangle cause selassie i, well we ready fi di people all rasta man an bobo man we all a talk to sly dem a play, we licking out di evil come taxi gang come play fi di people

Chorus

A just selassie send dem, well, play music fi heathen, well si di christan we call dem, yeh dat just di devil control dem, sly a selassie send dem, well cause music a fi play dem, eh mr. robbie him a bass dem, well taxi gang come tell dem dat verse 2:
Long time we a tell dem fi louh all di band dem want mix rasta man in dem bachanal chu missa sly him a foundation dats why we play di musci fi each and everyone

Verse 3:
Music we a play yes a we run di route music we a play fi all dem down a south easy mr sly and taxi gang run di route yuh nuh hear music dem a bawl out mission impossile and a teach people play fi all di dumb, di deaf, di blind and all di cripple oh mr. sly how yuh humble, nah rumble because we too comfortable so we tell dem


Chorus

A just selassie send dem, well, play music fi heathen, well si di christan we call dem, yeh dat just di devil control dem, sly a selassie send dem, well cause music a fi play dem, eh mr. robbie him a bass dem, well taxi gang come tell dem dat

Verse 4:
Well, trample di christian, di beast a albashan dis rastaman don't yuh know seh yuh ever wrong mr sly play di music from 19 how long dem a play fi bob marley, peter tosh, how much how dem fi dis we when yuh know seh we nuh nervous a foundation, a we dig di land, a wi set di plan, an a wi buy, oh nah


Chorus 2

Look how we a warn dem seh king selassie i a call dem but through di devil control dem di bwoy dem never listen seh mr. sly a seh, beenie man a seh, taxi gang a seh

Verse 5:
Dis yah one yah pass january morning from now mi a give out di warning some bwoy a fi try do some farming mr. sly a music wi playing well from now bad man i talking well taxi gang don't you know dem run di tune and don't yuh know seh a we have di engine well follow beenie man and sing

Intro (1)


Oh, a dat a oonu a gwan wid
Oonu a bawl, caan oonu claim mi come pon t.v wid rupaul
No man caan jump bad man wall
No naah stall alright first


Intro (2)


Dong dong, dong dong, dogger diggy diggy
Dong dong, dong dong, dogger diggy diggy
Dong dong, dong dong, dogger diggy diggy
Dong, words wid meaning, hey


Chorus:
Man a bad man and man nuh mingle wid nuh rodman
And if yuh dis di program yuh is a dead man
Either by a shot or yuh hang
Jah jah ranks pass mi m-i
(repeat)


Verse 1:
(niggers bleed jus like us) picture me being fraid of a
Bwoy weh bus di same gun as me
(niggers bleed jus like us) picture me being fraid to defend my life a g.p
(niggers bleed jus like us) picture me run away from a fight a some bwoy mussy bright
(niggers bleed jus like us) picture me being fraid fi lock off a bwoy life like a light
Willie haffi squeeze the desert es
Better yuh ease nigger leave
Well gun shot a surround yuh like breeze
Well copper shot a tek a bwoy like bees
Caan believe, yuh hear mi steve, bad man just get grieve and sing seh


Chorus

Verse 2:
Well fi live dung ainna di jungle yuh haffi have whole heap a skill
Yuh haffi tek a lot a chill pill to kill
Well big up all di man dem from warricka hill, hill, hill
What is my favourite attack when mi dress up in a mi frock
Wid mi wig pon mi head, sixteen over back
Bragga dagga dagga da twenty five body drop
But mr. ria, mr. squire, bredda nia, bad man a flex like vampire
Mi wi shot dung a bwoy and nyam him liver
But first the d.j haffi utter


Verse 3:
Weh yuh think all my guns are for
Forty-five in control jus to explode on a bwoy soul
Time changing things re-arranging more guns bussing
More man dying from back in the days of pure mass murdering
Well everyday yuh hear another likkle youth gone
And another m-16 man born
Man plant peas and waan reap corn
What a gwaan, what a gwaan

Chorus the way how them gal ya nice and pretty, full a witty
Them no gritty me hafi put them pon me bookshelf
Yes, a no one a di whole committee inna the city them ya kitty
Naah go share them with nobody else
Yes

Verse 1 so any time mia bore them, a sametime me adore them
When mi rip off them negligee
And from once mi can afford them, then me ago sport them
Put them all pon display
A so them nice mi caan ignore them, so affi tour them
Take them over to l.a.
Then mi ago score them, anytime mi lure them
Fi a drive along the freeway

Verse 2 mi very picky when mi choose them, who no good me loose them
When mi a run mi survey
And before mi go bruise them, tek them out and cruise them
Inna mi yacht along the bay
'cause me know me enthused them, and me amuse them
With mi lyrical display
Same time me naah confuse them, the doctor naah abuse them
A pure loving without delay


Verse 3 yes mi love how dem dweet, senoritas look petite
When me a mek a drive through
The way how them complete, & them look so sweet
Me haffi live pon dem avenue
Nuff gal a kiss dem teeth 'cause them caan compete
When them a walk inna crew
So the way how me see it, mek them move to me beat
And then them wi stick like glue

What ya gwaan now?
Bad man nuh punk
Cyaan flex like yuh junk
Next man locked up inna jungle
Hear di argument now (eh!)


Chorus: (but a) badman nuh flee (eh!)
After dem bwoy dem nuh tough like we
Some only bad thru dem a walk inna posse dem a fool
Lord dem nuh see how we lock di city
And dem a nuh tough like we
Badman nuh flee (eh!)
After dem bwoy dem nuh tough like we
Dem a bad thru dem walk inna posse dem a fool
Lord dem nuh see how we lock di city
And dem nuh tough like we


Verse 1: mr. vegas
(but a me say) badman nuh wait
Pon night fi come down
Anything fi happen
Mek it happen and done
Naw catch me inna
No bar ah drink rum
Naw left me yard careless
Fi get burn
Beenie man
Well if you nuh run
When me pop off
Den somebody life done
Dis yah dj
Naw go smoke opium
Well i run mi lyrics
Dem a flash offa mi tongue
Bwoy you musee dumb (hey!)


Chorus

Verse 2: mr. vegas
I rather go on death row
Than tough it out like john crow
Badman naw play zero
Naw lef mi family inna sorrow (wha gwaan, wha gwaan, eh!)
Beenie man
Don't take man fi fool
Else yuh a gon find yuh
In ya own-a blood pool
Wicked man dey ya
Anna me run di school
Conscious lyrics
And me know dat ah mi tool
Cause yah we rule (an we cool)


Chorus

Verse 3: beenie man
Listen, a my verse dis?
Eh, cool!
Nuff ah dem ah walla wiss
Nuff ah dem ah wussie
How you fi try dis
Di rude boy posse
Naw use no big woos
Just ah small uzi
Reach pon di ends
Man ah go shoot everybody
Frass man lock dung di city (cool!)
Stop yuh noise now
Mi waan you listen to the hay
Look pon a man like b
Weh shoot people like fly
A wasp back him up
And give him one inna him eye


Chorus:

Verse 4: mr. vegas
(but a me say) badman nuh wait
Pon night fi come dung
Anything fi happen
Make it happen and done
Naw catch me inna
No bar ah drink rum
Naw left me yard careless
Fi get burn (hey!)
Beenie man
No bwoy can dis me
Caw man a nuh no rummie
If yuh dis di program
You a go jump up on mi cd
When mi come back
Well somebody have fi dead
Music me ah sing
From outta di head

Intro :

Woh deh deh , oh lord
Woh these words, these words of thy mouth
Woh deh deh, woh these words , yes now,


Chorus :1

I lift my head unto the almighty god
He showed me what i had he said
Stand firm and beat thy drums
An prepare all thy children of isreal
Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y

Chorus :2

So i beat the kette drum
And mek it sound in a jeruselem
And echo round a jordon dan, dan dan
Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlemem
Echo up in a zion

Verse : 1
So man mi beat di kette, kette
Beat di kette drum cause man a no streggae, streggae
From di kette drum unoo get di reggae, reggae
People dem a come an all a say, say ,say say
Never know say shocking vibes did deh, deh, deh, deh
Africans a sing a lot a yelleh, yelleh
Beat di kette drum an mek we
Woh, nigh, nigh africans a come an dem a
Woh, nigh, nigh that's why mi sing say


Chorus

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselem
An echo back in a jordan dan dan
Beat di kette drum mek it sound in a bethlehem
An echo back in a zion-on-on


Verse : 2
So bingi man a beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Lick di kette drum congo man deh come down
Kick di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Lick di kette drum guad man a come
Marcus garvey was a prophet, but him still dis di king
Call di king all a coward, and fly a flag gainst him
Marcus garvey face death, a could a judgement tek him
But selassi i done did bless him
But 1966 when di king come visit
Ole heap a kette drum a beat a rasta man a beat it
Welve tribe from israel, gaud man dem star it
Watch di bobo dread come , come join it
Well house a dread a come


Chorus

Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Beat di kette drum , bingi man deh come down
Lick di kette drum, bust di kette drum
Knock di kette drum, congo man deh come down
Fi beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselem
An echo up in a jordan, dan, dan
Kick di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlehem
An echo up in a zion, one more time,
Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselem
Echo back round a jordan dan, dan
Lick di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethelem
Woh lord, lord woh nigh

Verse : 3
Woh, all sons of selassi i me a talk
If unoo love di reggae music, mek di kette drum talk
Indian a beat di kette drum when a war
Ethiopian a answer back from far
Now jamaicans a beat di kette an a dance
People all a jump an prance
But hear mi sing


Chorus

Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Gimme di kette drum till morning come down
Lick di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Gimmi di kette drum till a morning come


Chorus : 1

I lift my head unto the almighty one
He showed me what i had he said stand
Firm and beat thy drums an prepare
All thy children of isreal
Then wait for thy coming d-a-a-a-y

Chorus : 2

So i beat the kette drum and mek it sound in a jeruselem
And echo round a jordon dan, dan dan
Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethlemem
Echo up in a zion

Repeat :

Beat di kette drum, bust di kette drum
Lick di kette drum till a morning come down
Beat di kette drum, knock di kette drum
Beat di kette till a morning woh lord

Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a jeruselem
An echo back round a jordan, dan, dan
Beat di kette drum an mek it sound in a bethehem

Intro: bowy mi nuh know what a gwan
Tru me is a legal voter inna di country
Mi can talk
Mr. prime minister, what is happening in the country is not right
People a suffer, man a dead fi hungry
Yuh wan go a westmorland


Chorus: people a suffer 'cause nuttin' naw gwan
Down inna jamaica nuff pickney a bawn
Tell di government dem fi cool an keep calm
Unnuh louw di ganja farm, unnuh louw fi ganja farm
Shotta deh a street a run di place warm
Don't want di youth dem fi bus nuh more corn
But how we a surive inna di drought an storm
Unnuh louw di ganja farm, unnuh louw di ganja farm


Verse 1: come mek wi share up all a di land dem down a country
Mek wi tell all di youth dem fi go farm it
Come mek wi work it to the best of wi ability
Because mi tired an mi fed up wid poverty
So mi begging de police an di authority
Try nuh badda stop wi 'cause wi livity
Louw wi mek wi work an help wi self
And build up wi country 'cause devastation
And di riot naw go help wi


Verse 2: ganja fi, ganja fi, ganja fi bun
And money fi, money fi, money fi run
And poverty, poverty haffi dun
Tell di soldier man dem, do nuh cut it down
'cause 10,000 pound every load a kingston
And mi ship it, mi ship it to belgium
Weh money, wey money, weh money come
So mi know di shotta ago put down dem gun.


Verse 3: if wi nuh try wi ago die unda di system
Only di poora class a people a victim
That's why wi mek up all wi mind fi gwan go try a ting
'cause wi nuh like what a gwan an what is happening
So when mi farm up all mi garden and mi hustling
Yuh no bada try fi stop a youth, nuh try pressure him
Louw him mek him guan go nyam a food inna di juggling
Because nobody nuh know di struggle dat yuh facing

When yuh live in the past yuh lost (blessed, blessed) yuh better walk on the right path big life! liberty! straight up mankind what me sing (sung)

Chorus: memories dont live like people do
They always 'member you
Whether things are good or bad
Its just the memories that you have
The beenie man a sing (say hey)
Boy stop live down inna de past
Just member when man a ride 'orse
Now yuh dead that mean yuh soul lost
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass (again!)
Boy stop live down inna de past
Just member when man a ride 'orse
Body between di board head peep through the glass
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass


Verse 1: meg, peg, dis a man yuh dead
Way back inna di west before dem lick jango head
For a few more dollars
'nother one dead
High plains drifter man ah fled (i sing)
Too much wickedness
Down inna di west
Down inna di west
While a apache form
Dem nest
Dem nest
Outlaw josey wale
Get vexed (get vexed)
All bounty hunter
Dem draw fi
Dem vest (dem vest)
Gold an diamond
Wicked man intercept (intercept)
Pack up mi saddle
And decide to make a flex
Way back inna di future
Where me have to make a step (all sing along)


Chorus

Verse 2: i cyaan believe or understand
Why some man approach with white man tradition
Talk bout dem a cowboy and indian
Me a african an me born black man
And a who upon di mic
Di fabulous beenie man
Some mawga skinny and same cranky one
Talking lyric to all di nation (all sing along)


Chorus

Verse 3: what i caan understand
Why some man ah revere white man tradition
Talk bout dem a cowboy and indian
Like dem no respect dem complexion
Mi black and mi ugly
Africa me come from
One day yuh got to
Return to dat land
Selassie i me praise
Its here me make mi stand (so sing along)


Chorus:

Intro & chorus

Beenie :all some gal all a go obeah man
Kirk:muh muh, muh muh (hums)
Beenie :woh deh
Kirk :gonna get on with out her now
Beenie :woh deh deh woh
Kirk :ah ah, muh muh (hums)
Beenie:after all yuh been through eh
Kirk:gonna get on with out her now
Beenie:di man tell har
Kirk:so long my money
Beenie:and den him sey
Kirk:good bye my dare
Beenie:woh deh deh woh
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now
Beenie:shouldn't go a obeah man trust mi
Kirk:so long my honey
Beenie:and den him sey
Kirk:good bye my dare
Beenie:woh deh deh woh
Kirk:gonna get on with out her now


Verse :1

Beenie: woh deh, woh deh deh, woh deh deh, woh yes, and
Nuh put nuh lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find di combination
Gal dem all a use gabweb an a tie man
Matey out a road wi break hi combination
But hear mi sing, woman yuh body is precious
Just true yuh body woppy kill him brother fillop
Gal hear mi style and come in a mi stable
Just through yuh body all cane kill abel
Gal hear mi sing, a want fi know a weh yuh have so
Comfortable
Look good, smell good & woman yuh like nuh miserable
Only one man yuh have and him nah give yuh nuh trouble
Yuh nuh have need fi time
So gal wine pon di double

Chorus

Kirk:ah ah,
Beenie:yuh man a sing
Kirk:muh muh (hum)
Beenie:yuh man a sing
Kirk:gonna get along without yuh now
Beenie:yuh never know
Kirk:ah ah
Beenie:woh deh
Kirk:muh muh (hum)
Beenie:di man a sing
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now
Beenie:just through him sey
Kirk:so long my honey
Beenie:an den him sey
Kirk:good bye my dare
Beenie:woh deh deh woh
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now
Beenie:yuh should a never go a obeah man girl
That's where yuh wrong (laugh)
Kirk:so long my honey
Beenie:good bye
Kirk:good bye my dare
Beenie:tat-taa
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now

Verse :2

Beenie:hey, hey, hey, she fool hee, after mi tell har sey
Nuh put nuh lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find yuh combination
Gal dem all a use cabweb an a tie man
Gal dem out a road wi break his concentration
But hear mi sing, woman yuh nice & yuh simple
Yuh have yuh pretty face, yuh sexy shape & yuh dimple
But hear mi slang, man a walk and a stumble
Man sey yuh body dem a walk and a grumble
But mi nuh understand, yuh stoop low
And yuh go try cronicle
Gal dem out a road dem all a laugh after you
Cause him want suzette and him want patsy too
And any time him get den, tell mi weh him a go do

Chorus

Kirk: ah ha
Beenie:him a go sing
Kirk:muh muh (hum)
Beenie:him a go sing
Kirk:gonna get a long with out her now
Beenie:you never know
Kirk:ah ha
Beenie:woh deh deh
Kirk:muh muh (hum)
Beenie:him a go sing
Kirk :gonna get along with out you now
Beenie:di man sey
Kirk:so long my honey
Beenie:an den him sing
Kirk:good bye my dare
Beenie:woh deh deh woh
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now
Beenie:all because yuh go obeah man yuh see it
Kirk:muh muh
Bennie:him sing
Kirk:so long my honey
Beenie:good bye
Kirk:good by my dare
Beenie:ta-taa
Kirk:gonna get a long with out you now
Beenie:girls time, girls time


Beenie:but hear mi style
Nuh put nuh lock pon yuh husband
Gal dem out a road wi find yuh combination
Gal dem all a use cabweb and a tie man
Gal dem out a road will break his concentration

Hey, look how di gal dem a wine
Hey, inna di problem
Beenie man, pon di mic, steely a teach dem

Lively-cate to all di girls dem inna di dancehall
All di while dem have one man and a keep it all
All di girl dem have all man all a follow man another man a drug dem

And let me tell yuh bout well
Jus inna wah day some guy a talk bout skettel, skettel a sof sof ting fi how
Dem gal deh a dwell
Dem gal a mussi angel come up from dung a hell
Listen how mi tell

Anyway...
Six man pop her off las week satedeh
Dem a call her...battrey dolly
Some gal dem a battrey dolly
Well a style and a mix up on a tuesdeh or a thursdeh
She a...battrey dolly
Hey, some gal dem a battry dolly
Well every man weh fly dung know her name inna di city
She a...battrey dolly
Some gal dem a battrey dolly
Every man shi tek well all a dem regret
Dem call her....battrey dolly
Hey, some gal dem a ...battrey dolly

Weh they say?
Nah talk di gal dem weh a dance to reggae
Talking to di one dem who a big time streddeh
Who four man pop off last week satedeh
Mi see her wid another four jus di sundeh......tuesdeh......wednesdeh
Shi mek mi bawl teh
Si steely ova deh suh well shi want him seh heh
Listen to di dj who a jump pon reggae
And eh...cool
Battrey dolly inna di bank
Nuff a dem out deh a look battrey wrong
Nuff a dem a ole engine wid bend crank
Nuff a dem a give up and nah get nuh thanks
Nuh jump up inna mi pants....hey hey

Hand up inna di air and mek a gal know you a noo
Battrey dolly....you anuh...battrey dolly
Wine up inna di dance and mek a gal know you a nooo
Battrey dolly...you anuh....battrey dolly
Hey...hol on pon yuh man and mek a gal know you a nooo
Battrey dolly...you anuh...battrey dolly
Kick out all yuh shoes and mek a gal know you a nooo
Battrey dolly...you anuh...battrey dolly

Mi seh geeez
Wonda if da gal deh a color tv
Di amount a man alone mi know weh look pon she
Sometimes mi haffi wonda if a abc
Wide big and free
Well,
Last night mi si dis gal pon c-n-n
This mawnin mi see her pon nbc again
She and rodman and michael jordan den
And she seh she and dem a friend
Hey, well
This gal yah have mi unda zig-zag puzzle
Sometime mi haffi wonda if da gal yah have mi a buzzle
Every weh mi guh mi si da gal deh a struggle
Shi nah lef her bass and nah lef her treble
A who?
A ras look like tony rebel
And a next ras look like future trouble
Anyweh mi guh mi si da gal deh a bubble
Hey...dis yah gal yah nah settle!

Cause
Six man pop her off last week satedeh cau she a
Battrey dolly...some gal dem a...battrey dolly
Well a style neva mix up pon a tuesdeh or a thursdeh
She a...battrey dolly...some gal dem a battrey dolly
Well everyman weh fly dung know her name inna di city
She a...battrey dolly..some gal dem a battrey dolly
Well some gal as dem guh dung dem deh gal deh tekkie tekkie
Dem a...battrey dolly...some gal dem a battrey dolly

Well fell,
From yuh si di gal dem inna di kasco clothes dem
Den yuh know a battrey dolly den yuh call dem
Every man dem see dem sleep wit dem and dem friend
Listen how mi end
Cool...hey

All dem a try fi dis mi wi nuh have nuh problem
Hey..cool..battrey dolly mi nuh waan none a dem
Suh settle dung...leave mi now..because mi have mi girl friend
Unu listen how di dj life cyaan really end
Anyway
From night battrey dolly work ten
If yuh dis di program well yuh mus gone again
Look how di gal dem a wine...hey..inna nuh problem
Beenie man, pon di mic, steely a teach dem.

Machel montano and beenie man
Intro:
Beenie:
Aye ah serious thing wha ah gwan now
You see wha ah gwan
Space ah gwan
Cause the dance too ram
You no see wha ah gwan
Well this is beenie man

Machel:
And who

Beenie:
Xtatik

Machel:
Now yuh flag
Is yuh ufo
Unidentified flying object
Put it up in d sky
In the sky, up in the sky
Very high, high

Beenie:
Yuh ready fe blast
Minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Beenie:
Ready fe blast off now

Machel:
Everything - up, down,
Now
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Up in the sky
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Way in the sky
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Pelt it high
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Watch meh now
Say

Verse 1:
Point yuh finger point it in di sky

Machel:
Everybody
Do you see what i see ?
Do you see what i see ?
We want yuh point yuh finger point yuh finger hi
Come again

Do you see what i see ?
Do you see what i see ?
The people jam up they face to face
Winning down all dey want is space
The party ram like di human race
Like the gateman he getting brace
Gather up time to leave dis place
Stop de fuss and cut to de chase
Mount de ship climb up on d base
We going outa space

Chorus:
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Up in the sky
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
Up in the sky
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified
In the sky
Unidentified flying objects, unidentified

Beenie:
Machel you a go mash up de place
Woman ah them wine up dey waist
Dance hall ram and stadium so full
And de place a run out a space
We have to hold ah one flight
We have to leave out tonight
Pack all the bags
And pack all the bands
And we have to pack all the mike

Machel:
Where we going
Outa space everybody (4 times)

Verse 2:
Point yuh finger, point it in d sky
Do you see what i see ?
Do you see what i see ?
Point yuh finger point yuh finger hi
Everybody
Do you see what i see ?
Do you see what i see ?

Is it a bird? is it a plane?
Could be ship? maybe a train?
Even if it looking like rain
We go jump up in it again
Like we do labor day brooklyn
When de say look d storm coming
Jump around like yuh gone insane
Dis is port-of-spain

Now

Chorus

Now

Beenie:
Haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - a
Haile haile i, haile haile i, haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - a
Haile haile i, haile haile i
Now we flying away

Machel:
Let yuh body gravitate
Let meh see yuh gravitate

Beenie:
Fly away
Let yuh body gravitate
Gravitate gravitate
Jump around and gravitate
Raise yuh hand and gravitate
Everybody gravitate
Aye! moses where yuh dey ya?

Beenie:
Now xtatik warm and all d dead stock gone
Now the music a play
And the women dem a wine up
De waist pon de land
Now look pon all dan
How she a wine and gwan
We get de bass
And we run de place
And now we a run outa space and
Breakdown

Machel:
Now just start to throw things in the sky

Beenie:
Tell them that right here now

Machel:
Point yuh finger point it in the sky
Point it up

Beenie:
Do you see what i see ?

Machel:
Point it up
Raise up yuh hand them, raise it in the sky
Raise it up
Do you see what i see ?
Raise it up
Raise yuh flag them - raise it in the sky
One more
Eh raise it up
Do you see what i see ?
Raise it up
Put the wavers put them in the sky
Put it up - now put it up
Anything now (twice)
Do you see what i see ? - anything now
Ok
Raise it up
Do you see what i see ? - raise it up
Raise yuh hand then, raise it in the sky
1 - 2
Now say
Do you see what i see

Chorus

Make yuh body
Make yuh body gravitate

Outa space !
(8 times)

Beenie:
Haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - a
Haile haile i, haile haile i, haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - o
Haile haile i - a
Haile haile i, haile haile i
Now we flying away

Beenie:
Remember that!
Serious thing!

Intro :

It's a very large one, just another one, just another


Chorus :

Welcome di girls dem sugar, the girls dem need dis nigga yah
Welcome the girls dem sugar, the girls dem need dis nigga yah,
(rept. 2)

Verse 1:
Excuse me baby but a really jus have to tell you dis
It's been a while i'm admiring your tenderness
Yuh coco-cola bottle shape and all yu cherry lips
A you alone mi want fi hug up, love up and den mi kiss
A jus addicted to yuh body das why mi want a tick
A want to show yuh that i'm a man that's very romantic
Nuh tink a through mi yuh now, an a yuh mi want fi skip
Di gal dem a sing dis, (but hear mi click)


Chorus :

Verse 2:
One cup a water and three sour lime
Yuh ajoe mine an mi a joe grind
Yuh give har di money an mi kill har wid di wine
When yuh deh a work, she deh pon yuh mind
But she deh a shocking vibes gate a day time, (stop)
Gal a write mi an a call mi an a tell mi dat
Mi bredda fabian jus hit di jack pot
But through di style an di pattan an di ways we got
A pure young gal attack, (an dem a sing)_

Chorus:

Verse 3:
Gal a tell mi dem nuh business a who
Dem want a man from di roses crew
Gal a tell mi dem nuh response fi sue
But dem want a man from di sunrise crew
But from a god bless, gal tell dem nuh test
Yuh have yuh own man, gal big up yuh chest
Some waiting an can't exhale yet, but mi gal nuh
Badda fret
(an dem a sing)

Intro:

L. saw - this is a classic one(ooh,yah)
The doctor and lady saw in a combination
B. man - o lady saw yuh raw, yuh raw, yuh raw, yuh raw.

Chorus:


L. saw - mi man (cho) nuff gal a ask me what yuh dealing
Mi tell them a you have the healing
I can't forget how yuh mi stretch to the ceiling
Ooh beenie man it is impossible, i can't stop wocking with you
Mi man can't you feel it too yuh wock me like a stallion.


B. man - lady saw (wah) don't you worry yuh self cause mi nah chaw
Yuh know man a bad man man a outlaw
You are the girl who brought the joy in my world
Ooh saw this is possible a would a wock yuh even if yuh cripple
Could a blind yuh could a deaf or could a handicap too too
A love the woman wa inside a you (but true)

Verse 1:
L. saw - a true yuh hot and mi round mi mek yuh select mi sound
Nuff man out a road wa tek weh yuh crown
Mi love how yuh ride and move yuh waist line
Gi mi the bubble and drew the chalkline


Chorus:


L. saw - mi man (cho) nuff gal a ask me what yuh dealing
Mi tell them a you have the healing
I can't forget how you make me stretch to the ceiling
Ooh beenie man iy is impossible i can't stop wocking with you
Mi man can't you feel it too yuh mek mi gallop like a stallion.


Verse 2:
B. man - true i'm the doctor i'm nuh actor in the business this is the factor
Yuh little and yuh cute yuh want a man why don't yuh come yah
Yuh wan't a man to wock yuh right someone to love yuh proper
If a the world to mek yuh splurt then i will pop off yuh skirt
Yes mi nah go run leave mi shirt


Chorus:


B. man - but lady saw, don't yuh worry yuh self cause mi nah chaw
Because man a bad man, man a outlaw
And don't yuh know say bad man a nuh old squaw
You are the girl who brought the joy in my world
Ooh saw this is possible a would a wock yuh even if yuh cripple
Yuh could a blind yuh could a deaf or full hadicap too
A love the woman wah inside a you.

Verse 3:
L. saw - beenie man with yuh nine millimeter yuh wid get any gal
Nuff wah fi war but mi know mi offical mi nah watch nuh face
Mi a wife material the rest a them a just scandal
When yuh gi mi wa yuh have say mi nah blow yuh job
A yuh a outlaw and me a hot gal
Want it real raw beenie man yuh na stall
Give mi the loving mak mi ball


Chorus:


L. saw - mi man (cho) nuff gal a ask me what yuh dealing
Mi tell them a you have the healing
I can't forget how you make me stretch to the ceiling
Ooh beenie man iy is impossible i can't stop wocking with you
Mi man can't you feel it too yuh mek mi gallop like a stallion.


B. man - but lady saw, don't yuh worry yuh self cause mi nah chaw
Because man a bad man, man a outlaw
And don't yuh know say bad man a nuh old squaw
You are the girl who brought the joy in my world
Ooh saw this is possible a would a wock yuh even if yuh cripple
Yuh could a blind yuh could a deaf or full hadicap too
A love the woman wah inside a you.


B. man - lady saw yuh knee knock, but yuh fat
Mi love the dimple wa yuh got
All mi temperature rise and in a the bath a wa we drop
Yuh a soap up all mi chest and all a rub down all mi back
That's way mi wa yuh tell mi the fact.

Intro :

Verse: 1
Aah sid-dung and plan and mi dig mi foundation
D.j. wha dig up mi excurvation
So mi sid-dung and mi rock about
I have to wonder what some d.j. thinking about
Well, go ahead and mek yu own preparation
If yu feel sey yu can dis badman, not physical
But lyrical yu go dis beenie man
And mek mi fans get mad
But don't matter which form a d.j.
If yu dis rascaine yu dead anyways
And don't think for a minute, you are on my mind
Black wizard don't care what yu talk about
As long as yu know sey a mi run di route
Yu dis beenie man and mi fans ago carry yu out, old scout


Chorus:

I've never been down, well done
I've never been out, swell down
And i've never hit rock bottom
So yu stay deh gwaan talk off yu mouth
God knows i'am moving strong, sing along
So i've never hit rock bottom so yu fi
Hear weh shocking vibes a talk bout


Verse : 2

Aah sid-dung and relax, and mi tek things wid ease
Dem never know sey indian a black a cross breed
Mi affi wonder what some guy believe
Yu deserve all a strapping little mout a massy speak
Fool, yu si mi face, mi look simple yu no mi
Yu neva know a indian scamie grow mi
But through mi defend di apache i
Some idiot hear man argument a class man as guy
But don't matter which form a any d.j.
If yu dis rascaine yu dead anyways
And don't think for a minute, you are on my mind
Aquaman don't care what yu talk about
As long as yu know sey a mi run di route
Yu dis beenie man and mi fans dem a go carry yu out,
Old scout

Chorus

Verse : 3
Ahh mi preach and warn, and tell dem mi tell
Dem mi a veteran
Some little fool want come dis foundation
But yu nu respect all yu mom and dad
Through yu get up every day and yu a preach how yu bad
But duppy done know a who dem fi frighten
But if yu ever mek mi draw fi mi bible
Well two psalms mi a go read fi yu
Well mi nu stop lick out bad mind from certioan people
But don't matter which form a any d.j.
If yu dis alley cat yu dead anyways
And don't think for a minute you're on my mind
Shocking vibes don't care what yu talk about
As long as yu know sey a mi run di route
Yu dis beenie man and mi fans ago carry yu out,
Old scout


Chorus: repeat twice
Repeat verse 1

Intro:

Cho, wooh, nah, na, na, na, nah
Wooh, nah, na, na, na, nah
Wooh, nah, na, na, na, nigh, hey
Wooh, nah, na, na, na, nah
Wooh, nah, na, na, na, nah
Wooh, nah, na, na, na, nigh


Chorus:

Cho, life is one big road, with a lot a sign
Youthman growing up pon di border line
Better yu live in love and nuh commit nuh crime
Oh venders beenie man a sey is your time again
Life is one big road, with a lot of sign
Youthman growing up pon di border line
Better yu live in love and nuh commit nuh crime
Oh venders, wooh now.

Verse 1:
How comes the babylon a talk bout all the gun things
Fi down
When dem a stop the hustling and mek nuh dollars nah run
Di youth dem have a tendacy fi tun to dem gun
Fi tie up mr. chin and all bruck him place down
Well dem haffi wear the latest brand wey come down
Ghetto boys and ghetto girls dem just want to have fun
To big up all the people who sell a arcade
Most a dem a ghetto people and dem people dem nuh fraid
But wha happen to teh youths dem wey can't buy nuh stall
Wey string up pon di side walk and mek a one call
Government nuh matter bout dem people deh a tall
Dem only cater fi di people who a mek dem tax tall

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Verse 2:
This is the love i'm preaching and teaching
To all my brethren i have to big up all my sistren still
Woh deh deh lord all bad man listen woh naah.
Long time ago back in a kingston city
Life was hard but now the life silly
Mi hear sey billy shot afta barry, fi wha
Di two a dem a par and di two a dem a natty
Out a tastee one go buy a little patty
Di other locks a hallah fi a yatty.

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Verse 3:
Wan know how di ghetto youths dem a live
Police a beat vendors and a treat dem like pig
All di youth dem wey live in a di village
Woh a afta paper dem live some all a wipe car glass
Man a laugh and have big talk
All ghetto youth a fi unoo time now fi talk
Step up inna life and mek di government see
All the things dem doing to we, but hear mi sing
Life is love, life is livety, life is loveliness,
Life is harnony, life is freedom, life is long love
Give thanks to on to halli silassie but cho.


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Yes iyah!
Some gal a move like dem a killa
But dem have fi sekkle pon di tarantula
Yes nyah!
A beenie man and two thousand crew deh yah...


Verse 1: but wah...hey!
Woman yuh neva shy
Put up yuh hand deh high
From anuh suzzette or antoinette dem really want fi tek yuh guy
Woman yuh neva bow
Put up yuh hand dem now
You got di loot and di man dem a shoot and di man dem got di wicked si now and...
Woman yuh ever hot
'cause yuh run di spot
Yuh bass a bus' out
Yuh treble a top
Yuh yeye dem nuh cross
Yuh knee dem nuh knock and..
Yuh n'ave fi use contacts
Because yuh private phat
Yuh pack up and gone
Yuh man haffi bawl
And den him have fi call yuh back


Chorus: suh....
Tell me what you want...please!
Tell me what you need....denise!
Tell me if i'm good enough for you babe, good enough for you babe...baby, baby....
Tell me what you want...please!
Tell me what you need....denise!
Tell me if i'm good enough for you babe, good enough for you babe...baby, baby....
Chuh!


Verse 2: nuh gal nuh want nuh man weh stuck
No, no, no
Dem want a man weh know di wuk
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Shi want a man fi hold her up, drape her up, ina bed and gi her pure bed wuk
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Nuh want no man who a jerk
No, no, no
Shi want a man weh know di work
Yeah, yeah, yeah
She want a man fi wuk her hard, mek shi run up ina di yard and migrate from di herd
But just di other day me and patsy a work
Mi bus' off her blouse and draw dung her skirt
Di gal she a gwaan like shi don't really want turn on likkle more di gal bus mi silk shirt


Chorus

Verse 3: but..true mi tell dem seh simma simma
Heh! dem buy a brand new bima bima
Den mi guh check dung a salla-salla
And him guh tell mi bout a gal name angela
Bout she a walk and a bawl seh shi nuh want no fruitella
Fus' wuk shi get di gal a bawl seh a beva
True mi know a volcano this bwoy live ina, gal....dis yah dj a lava


Chorus

Leadership, ehhehehehehehehe
Woa deh deh, what they are picking up
Di worl mash up
Hea mi nuh, yow


Chorus: mi a nuh fag
Mi a nuh bag
Mi a nuh tzar
Man a nuh hog
Man a nuh tag
Man a nuh star
Mi naah nuh house
Mi naah nuh land
Mi naah nuh car
Mi love mi god an mi naw stay far


Verse 1: mi naw guh run, mi naw guh hide
Mi naw guh flee
Mi naw guh fraid a yuh caw yuh nuh fraid a me
But mi wi tek on yuh whole fambily, bwoy
Yuh think mi simple but nuh tek man fi stool
Yuh want a ride guh get a donkey or a mule
Yuh waan fi war when yuh nuh own yuh owna tool
Man a dis an man a dat but yuh a fool
A yah mi born, a yah mi live an mi a stay
An from mi little bit a yasso mi dey play
An mi nuh see nuh bwoi fi mek mi run away
Caw mi nuh punk bo yah an man nuh gay


Chorus

Verse 2: if yuh think a so a yasso now it dey
A yah wi born an wi naw run away
Wi well aware so man nuh mek outa clay
Machine dey yah an wi naw ley ley
But if yuh ever mek wi rise di machine
Yuh haffi run when yuh hear steel a clean
Because di thought a wi heart get mean
An wi wi wipe out a housing scheme


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Chorus

Intro:

For all the girls, didn't want us when we were nothing
Now lexus, flexus, to texas us oh ah


Chorus:

Now she want be my , be my lady
But she never want, be my be my lady
Be my little lady, be my be my lady
Woh woh woh, be my be my lady
Now she want, be my be my lady
But she never want be my be my lady
Woh, woh, woh, woh be my be my lady
Woh, woh, woh, be my be my lady


Verse 1:

I use to love har for ever
Think so she smart but tha gal ya no
Clever, how she left all mi fi peter, and just
Wha, day mi hear sey that she dying
For hungar, she left all mi yard and a style
Man as fraud, and just wha day mi hear
She live a tenament yard, man a treat har like dog
She all a borrow all george and just wha day mi hear
She kotch a suzie yard, man a call all a night bout
I fi tek back joyce, mi hebg up all mi phone and sey
Tha bowy deh bright, when mi and joycey a par
Man mi treat har like star, and joycey run left mi
Through rent a car

Chorus:

Verse 2:

Well this girl use to drive mi crazy
And this girl use to rule my mind
Most of all when she turn around and
Give mi that fancy smile
All through that, this girl never want mi
Because a b.m.c. her husband a drive
But when she see mi in a mi honda accord
The gal a scream and she start mek noise

Chorus:

Verse 3:

But big up, the girl dem weh stand by
Beenie, stay by mi side when nothing nah
Gwaan, but now mi turn big super star no
Bother think mi a go run left mi fat gal dawn
All the girls dem weh nice and lovely, beenie
Man nuff a dem never want , but trough mi step
Up ina life, and start eat food dem a jump and france
(star)

Chorus:

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