Don't Test Me
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Don't Test Me
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Intro: Shabba Ranks
Top list!!! Every woman a pass through a test
Like test mi pick up har plane pon runway
Don't try get away woman!!!
Chorus: Deborahe Glasgow
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, don't try and push me over, yeah
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, you better move over, yeah
Verse 1: Shabba Ranks
I will put yuh through a test but yuh betta pass it (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test mi nah go disrespect (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test it's not di worst among di best (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test girl yuh love a di greatest
I'm not lookin for di good I'm lookin for di best
Feelin I'm di best but a yuh mi request
It's yuh I request to until deatth
I couldn't never try to disrespect
Like, puff unda yuh eye and to tear off di chest
Beat yuh inna di east or beat yuh inna di west
Chorus: Deborahe Glasgow
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, don't try and push me over, yeah
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, you better move over, yeah
Verse 2: Shabba Ranks
(Oooh yeah!) It's not di best cho! yuh not di worst
(Oooh yeah!) I am di patient come you'll be di nurse
(Oooh yeah!) Just like di water come quench mi love thirst
And nuh matta what yuh do yuh could a neva get hurt
If a guy touch yuh, him haffi in di dirt
Mi just stomp out him back and him head top first
If mi put yuh to a test woman yuh betta pass it
If yuh put mi to a test yuh know mi muss pass it
Mi nah gi yuh water fi carry inna basket
Mi nah hang mi hat a weh mi caan reach it
How yuh love is so much it's not ova di limit
And nuh matta how mi get becau mi still waan it
Verse 3: Deborahe Glasgow (Shabba Ranks)
(See yah!) Not because I don't run off my mouth (See yah!)
And brag and show off (See yah!)
Because you don't see me about (See yah!) yuh check seh mi soft
Verse 4: Shabba Ranks
I will put yuh through a test but yuh betta pass it (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test mi nah go disrespect (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test it's not di worst among di best (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test girl yuh love a di greatest
Yuh a mi lover yuh a mi lover, see yah
Yuh love a Shabba likkle bit to talla wah, see yah!!
Yuh a mi lover yuh a mi lover
Cau mi nuh tek yuh easy, so like run ova
Mi nuh tek yuh like how until yuh drink water
Nah go love yuh like a bandstand and a preacher
Till di two a we go love up each odda
We just, stick togetha like a bird and featha
We just, stick togetha like a stamp to a letta
We nuh, matta di time nor di weatha
It could a di summa, or even winta
Chorus: Deborahe Glasgow
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, don't try and push me over, yeah
I can be as good as the best of them, and as bad as the worst
So don't test me, you better move over, yeah
Verse 5: Shabba Ranks
I will put yuh through a test but yuh betta pass it (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test mi nah go disrespect (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test it's not di worst among di best (Oooh yeah!)
Put yuh to a test girl yuh love a di greatest
Love mi as a man mi love yuh, as a woman
And if yuh, love Shabba Rankin then di love is so strong
Di reason why it's strong it's not a brand new second hand
Go and tell di world yuh is a true champion
Yuh is di champion for Shabba Ranks
Yuh could a be di worst or di best
Di Rankin him a go put yuh to di test
But mi a one man nah go put yuh to di test
Mi nah go black up yuh eye becau mi know seh dat is totally wrong....
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