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Artist: Olav
Canonical path: /olav/waterman
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Waterman
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Waterman
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A me seh one thing Nancy cyaan understan
one thing Nancy cyaan understan
wha' mek dem a talk 'bout me ambishan
seh, wha' mek dem a talk 'bout me ambishan
'ca me seh some a dem a ax me whey me get it fram
'ca some a dem a ax me whey me get it fram
a true dem nuh know it's fram creation
a true dem nuh know it's-a fram creation
bam bam, ey, what a bam bam,
bam bam dilla
bam bam dilla, bam bam
'ey what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam
Dis woman neva choble no one
I'm a lady, I'm not a man
MC is my ambishan
I come fi nice up Jamaica
so bam bam, what a bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
'ey a me seh what a bam bam,
seh what a bam bam
tell'em, tell'em
Me born an me grow ina Princeton 6
I Nancy write me presets(?) lirics
when you hear dem nuh sound like (??)
You come ina de dread so me seh well well slick
bam bam, 'ey seh what a bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
'ey seh what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam
A some a dem a seh me a go mash up dem plan
a true dem nuh know me a one bisnis 'oman
Sister Nancy she a one ina 3 million
Sister Nancy she a one ina 3 million
So bam bam, bam bam dilla, bam bam
bam bam dilla, bam bam
'ey seh what a bam bam, seh what a bam bam
Seh go, Sister Nancy, mek you go
I tell yousel' fi go Sister Nancy, mek you go
I know it from me head straight down to my toe
A tee-tar-toe Sister Nancy a me go
A some a dem a ax a Sister Nancy mek you bad so
bung dung didle-a Sister Nancy mek you bad so
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