[Intro]
But here come the sister call Nancy
Tell you 'bout it, just when
A man call Lee Van Cleef walk so irie
A special request to di man call T.E, man call Rocky an' I sister Nancy in a fine style, you know?
Ting call "Operator", man call Archie, an' I mumma Nancy in a fine style, when I away travel, someone while, you know? (Do it!)
[Verse 1 - Sister Nancy]
Well, a mi say one (Hey-a!)
Well, a Nancy make a little plan (A mi say two)
Jah man, no bother kick off your shoe (A mi say three)
Jah man, a Nancy have a baby (A mi say four)
Well, I tell you, no bother kick off mi door (A mi say five)
Who tell you if you slip, you will slide? (A mi say six)
A mi name mumma Nancy (A mi say seven)
Everyonе want go a heaven (Mi say eight)
Mi tеll you, Nancy lay dem straight (A mi say nine)
Well, I tell you, dis a lyrics yah a mind (A mi say ten)
[Chorus - Sister Nancy]
But tell your little friend, a mumma Nancy come again (Hey-a!)
But tell your friend, a mumma Nancy come again
She do not borrow an' she do not lend
'Cause, anything mi borrow mi a give it back tomorrow
An' anything mi lend, dem have fi back again (Hey-a!)
But tell your friend, a mumma Nancy come again (Hey-a!)
[Scatting]
[Refrain - Sister Nancy]
I tell you, said, a when I was a child, dem call mi [?]
When I was a child, dem call mi [?]
But now mi turn a woman, dem now call mi Nancy
When mi turn a woman, dem now call mi Nancy
An' mi name mumma Nancy (Jah Lord-our-God)
A mi are one in a di city (Cah, let mi tell you, say)
No boy can fool me (But let mi tell you)
Mi know [?]
[Verse 2 - Sister Nancy]
Said-a one, but two, operator dat a you
You fling we part one, a make you play part two
Say, three, oh four, no bother kick off mi door
Say, five, oh six, a mi name mumma Nancy
Say, seven-eight, a Nancy lay dem straight
Say, nine, oh ten, hey-a, go tell your friend (Hey-a!)
[Chorus - Sister Nancy]
Go tell you friend, a mumma Nancy come again (Hey-a!)
Go tell you friend, a mumma Nancy come again
She do not borrow, nor she do not lend
Mi do not borrow, nor mi do not lend
'Cause, anything mi borrow, mi a give it back tomorrow
An' anything mi lend, mi have fi give it over again
Mi come again (Hey-a!)
But tell your friend, mi mumma Nancy come again
But tell your little friend, a mumma Nancy come again
[Scatting] come again (Hey-a!)
Tell dem-a, tell dem-a
[Refrain - Sister Nancy]
Cah, when I was a child, dem call mi [?]
But now mi turn a woman, dem a call mi Nancy
When I was a child, dem call mi [?]
But now mi turn a woman, dem a call mi Nancy
An' mi name mumma Nancy (Jah Lord-our-God)
A mi are one in a di city (Cah, let mi tell you now)
No boy can trick me (Lee Van!)
[Verse 3 - Lee Van Cleef]
A when mi was a youth dem used to call me Carrot
Say, when mi was a youth dem used to call me Carrot
But now mi get a hot purse inspiration at mi back
But as a so mi chat-a, mi no want it by di cop-a
Jah man, Jah man, Jah man, mi say, di dance have fi black-a
A watch out mister Cleef, an' him a cool dreadlock-a (Hey-a!)
[Outro - Lee Van Cleef]
In a di night, mi say, one o clock-a
Di girl have fi check fi some a call her sister Pat (But-a)
Beverly Black-a, she live over di track (Right!)
Beverly Black-a, she live over di track-a
She was a ballhead, but she a bobo-dreadlock-a
But, a watch out mister Cleef, him come fi mash it pon-
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