[Verse 1]

She tell me "No, I ain't going Carenage

Stay right here in the garage

I am afraid and you know after hours

Down dey have night prowlers

Anything you have to do, do it here

We ain't have nothing to fear"

When I hold she to demonstrate meh plan

Is then the trouble began, man

[Bridge]

She start to working up and working up and working up

Hmmm and she carrying on

She foot stick up in the steering wheel

And blowing the horn, if you hear it?

She father come out

Big machete in the hand and so help me

The old man started to shout, and if you hear him:

[Chorus]

"Shame, Sparrow, shame

You're spoiling meh daughter name

I tell you don't come back here again

You are the one to blame

Take care meh daughter strain"

[Verse 2]

Can you imagine this long-legged woman

In such an awkward position?

And me, a friend of the family

Couldn't be more guilty

If she did keep she tail quiet

Nobody would'a know the garage have activity

But she keeping up like she mad

Holding she leg like a blasted flag

[Bridge]

She start to working up and working up and working up

And she carrying on

She foot stick up in the steering wheel

Blowing the horn, if you hear it

She father come out

Big stick in the hand and so help me

The old man started to shout, oh meh Lawd:

[Chorus]

"Shame, Sparrow, shame

You're spoiling meh daughter name

Don't come back here again

Sparrow, you are the one to blame

And take care meh daughter strain"

[Verse 3]

This time the dog started to bark

Don't talk how the garage dark

Ah start to feel in the dark because I couldn't see

She "Hee hee, boy you tickling me!"

This time she ankle quite by the gear lever

And she big toe hook the indicator

Ah fighting hard to untangle she

But the noise waking everybody

[Bridge]

Man, she start to working up and working up and working up

And she carrying on

She foot stick up in the steering wheel

And blowing the horn...

She father come out

Big stick in the hand and the old fool

Started to shout, if you hear me

[Chorus]

"Shame, Sparrow, shame

You're spoiling meh daughter name

I tell you don't come back here again

You are the one to blame

Take care meh daughter strain"

[Verse 4]

She little brother and she two nephew

Come outside and peeping too

Ah start to run, run away from the car

Ah couldn't face the grandmother

This time meh jacket fly, meh shoes in meh hand

Meh pants get away from meh midsection

In the dark I stumble and fall

The dog take meh socks, underpants and all

[Bridge]

Mean she dey, she working up and working up and working up

And she carrying on

She foot stick up in the steering wheel

And blowing the horn, loud loud loud!

She father come out

One big machete in the hand, and

And the old man started to shout, if you hear him:

[Chorus]

"Shame, Sparrow, shame

You're spoiling meh daughter name

I tell you don't come back here again

Take care meh daughter strain

Something in she brain

Take care meh daughter strain

Shame, Sparrow, shame

Take care meh daughter strain

Shame, Sparrow, shame

Take care meh daughter strain!"