Released on 1983

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[Intro]

Now here it come, special request to ET

At the control stand

Along with the man call Junjo Lawes

Dis are the style yah, the style yah cruel

Special request to the man call Nicodemus

Ina New York City (Hear me now, star)


[Pre-Verse]

Bumma, hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, bumma

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, bumma

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, bumma

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey


[Verse 1]

Me flash it ina A, flash it ina B

Flash it ina C, all kind of stylee

I man are di sook who are go kill you with E

What is to be, Rasta know it have fi be

Jamaica is an island and not a country

I hope every man, woman and child will agree

Some say them take twenty dollar and wipe dem batty

And never tell you next day dem dead fi hungry

Some gone at Ochi fi model with whitie

But me and Welton have dem know fi New York City

And when we left America, dem give we jewelry

You think and I look pon Linval and Tristan P

Just wait to rast 'til you sight Nico D

Chain line him neck go down to him belly

We no watch black and white, have color TV

Jamaican say zed, American say zee

Want mash up di island homosexuality

Some bring it from Panama and Haiti

You happy and you love it say murdee (Murdee)


[Interlude]

Crowd walk hard

Junjo Lawes, hold, listen up cah dem criss

Eighty-three style

Tra-la-la, special request to the man call Steve

Man call Melon as a overtaker

Linval Thompson, Tristan, hold dis


[Pre-Verse]

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, bumma

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, bumma

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey, hey

Hey he-hey, he-he-he-hey-hey


[Verse 2]

We have the title, the title

Papa Lee have the title, the title

Daddy ism just a bubble, a bubble

Me say we nah seek no trouble, no trouble

But me say walk to theposse, the posse

Me say di whole of dem want see, dem want see

Me say we nah look nobody, nobody

Because body deh yah cemetery, a cemetery

But let mi tell you dis are murder, a murder

Say, Johnny Ringo ina di area, di area

Cah let me tell you say me bout yah, bout yah

Under roots and culture, a culture

If you happy say murder (Lord)


[Interlude]

Johnny Ringo up your style call wah

With Nicodemus foreign style, seen?

Walk hard

Tra-la-la, la-la-la, hey-a, hey-a, hey-a

Special request to the massive bad posse

Criss end posse, solid gold posse


[Pre-Verse]

Stick it up, dis is highway robbery

And Johnny Ringo ina all stylee

A so I say me wicked and wildee (Lord, mercy)


[Verse 3]

Me flash it ina A, flash it ina B

Flash it ina C, all kind of stylee

What is to be, Rasta know it have fi be

Jamaica is an island and not a country

I hope every man, woman and child will agree

Some say them take twenty dollar and wipe dem batty

And never tell you next day dem dead fi hungry

Some gone at Ochi fi model with whitie

But me and Welton have dem nkow fi New York City

And when we left America, dem give we jewelry

You think and I look pon Linval and Tristan P

Just wait to rast 'til you sight Nico D

Chain line him neck go down to him belly

Him no watch black and white, have color TV

Jamaican say zed, American say zee

Want mash up di island homosexuality

Some bring it from Panama and Haiti

Cocaine mix with ganja will make you freaky

Woman tiny brush will make you reek of veggie

But what will make you send a gal down at Jubilee?

Six hot Guinness Stout and a stick of sensi

Make you swell up her belly

And then you send her down at Jubilee

'Cause when you happy and you love it say murdee