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Artist: Buju Banton
Canonical path: /buju-banton/paid-not-played
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Paid Not Played
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Paid Not Played
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Intro:
Dynamite! Dem woman look ravishing day and night, love dem up Gargamel!!
Straight up!!! Buju di girls dem good to, lovin dem all night
I love to give di ladies spice when dem look extra ravishing
Tell dem how dem look interesting, fascinating
All beatiful things, hear mi now!!! Lord!!!
Chorus:
Woman your gettin paid not played pushin escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago harder
Gettin paid not played pushin escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal she ago hard let dem know seh yuh go
Verse 1:
While girls be pimpin hypin up you got bills in stock keep lining up
No more freeloading time is up
Let your breed that paper don't stiffle us
Get the twenties if the eighties ain't phat enough
Uh! Nice likkle cutie just you back it up
Tell a gal keep har eyes in off yuh stuff
Rudegirl, a yuh possess di midas touch
From head to to Buju seh dem fabulous
And love it when di woman dem really gorgeous
No odda ting on dat a earth mi nah go trust
Tell all di woman it is a must, hey!!!
Chorus:
Your paid not played, rockin escalade pushin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she go hard mek dem know seh yuh ago harder
Gettin paid not played pushin escalade and rockin prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago...
Verse 2:
Now, who yuh gonna play low down dirty shame
Play unfair, losin a tricky game
Just look at your hair while I'm checkin out your nails
Tempstress I'm stressed, less, lovin your every ways
Bend she in di air, now let it blaze
Costume ain't nothin, baby let di blazer stay
Yuh magnetic force will lead mi to yuh shape
Irresistable there's no escape
Chorus:
Gettin paid not played pushin escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun Or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago harder
Gettin paid not played pushin escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago harder
Verse 3:
I love it when di woman dem really fascinating
Joy and pleasure and splender dem bringing
Di woman dem a dance rotate and spring
While di rudebwoy siddung pon riddim
Hey! Buju Banton inna area, oh what a vibe
Di woman dem mek mi eyes open I realize
A dem have di feelin a dem stir di tide
Gwaan Gargamel just ride
Chorus:
Dem gal a get paid not played pushin escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama with your tame your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago harder
Gettin paid not played, escalade and rockin Prada
No more drama we should tell your much calmer
Spend as if you wanna see Cancun or Tijuana
Gal seh she ago hard mek dem know seh yuh ago...ago
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat chorus till end........
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