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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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