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Artist: Shabba Ranks
Canonical path: /shaba-ranks/give-dem-shabba-martial-arts-riddim
Related lyric paths: 6
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Give dem Shabba (Martial Arts Riddim)
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Give dem Shabba (Martial Arts Riddim)
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(Lawd a mercy)
Just give dem di Shabba
give dem di Shabba
give dem di dutty Shabba
Just give dem di Shabba
give dem di Shabba
give dem di stinkin Shabba
Just give dem di Shabba
give dem di Shabba
give dem di dutty Shabba
Just give dem di,
alright,
tell dem
Shabba, Shabba
him deyah!!! (Deyah!!!)
Anything dem bring
Shabba Ranks ready fah
Just say it (Shabba!!!),
Ranks is di man,
number one, alright
Yuh see mi movin heavier,
see mi flyin regular
When mi hold Jennifer
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Shabba Ranks a warrior,
we nuh play sorry fah
Tell dem clear di coroner
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
If a war mi ready fah
couldn't be a stupider
When mi back mi bear it up
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Stop clear di coroner,
man charged fi murda
Dead fi di fool well come inna,
alright
Open up di
door who yuh see
(Shabba!!!)
Who a di yute
from Seaview
who win di grammy
(Shabba!!!)
Love punanny bad
nah follow back
authority
Love di people dem
bad di people dem
love mi
Shabba dun set di
trend every yute a
follow mi
Yuh nuh love weh
mi seh well come
try corner mi
Man a buss up
dancehall, wid out
apology
And if mi step pon
yuh toe mi nah tell
yuh sorry,
because
See mi movin heavier,
see mi flyin regular
When mi hold Jennifer
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Shabba Ranks a warrior,
we nuh play sorry fah
Tell dem clear di coroner
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
If a war mi ready fah,
couldn't be a stupider
When mi back me bear it up
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Stop clear di coroner,
man charged fi murder
Dun it ago run by river,
alright
Love how di
tune sound
oonu fi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Never fight
nobody who a
fight mi dem fi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Big inna di
business and a
yah so mi a seh
(Shabba!!!)
Who deh seh mi
dun when then
a this dem ago seh
(Shabba!!!)
Woman I know
yuh young and
yuh nuh dun so
yuh fi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Neva deal a
drug fi mek nuh
man come yuh
fi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Beat it like a
drum from Yard
so to di USA
(Shabba!!!)
Japan haffi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Canada haffi seh
(Shabba!!!)
Tell dem
See mi movin heavier,
see mi flyin regular
When mi hold Jennifer
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Shabba Ranks a warrior,
we nuh play sorry fah
Tell dem clear di coroner
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
If a war mi ready fah,
couldn't be a stupider
When mi back mi
bear it up
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Stop clear de coroner,
man charged fi murda
Bow cat dem get
tun over,
alright
If yuh open up
di door who yuh see
Shabba!!!)
Who a di yute
from Compound
who win di grammy
(Shabba!!!)
Love punanny bad
nah follow back
authority
Love de people dem
bad di people dem
love mi
Shabba dun set di
trend every yute a
follow mi
If yuh nuh love weh
mi seh well come
try corner mi
Do dancehall wid
out nuh apology
And if mi step pon
yuh toe mi nah tell
yuh sorry, because
Yuh nuh cater fi di
dupy we nuh cater
fi clafy
Shabba a do di
music mek di
people happy
Clarify fi clarity we
nuh off fi charity
But poor people
they give Shabba
solidarity,
yo!
See mi movin heavier,
see mi flyin regular
When mi hold Pamela
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Shabba Ranks a warrior,
we nuh play sorry fah
Tell dem clear di coroner
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
If a war mi ready fah
couldn't be a stupider
When mi back mi bear it up
(Anything we ready fah!!!)
Stop clear de coroner,
man charged fi murder
Hell fi di foll come
bow yah,
alright
Give dem di Shabba,
give dem di Shabba,
give dem di dutty Shabba.
Give dem di Shabba,
give dem di Shabba,
give dem di stinkin Shabba.
Give dem di Shabba,
give dem di Shabba,
give dem di dutty Shabba.
Oonu fi jump out and holla out
who now Shabba!!!
Give dem di Shabba,
give dem di Shabba,
give dem di dutty Shabba.
Give dem di Shabba,
give dem di Shabba,
give dem di stinkin Shabba.
Oonu fi jump out and holla out
who now Shabba!!!
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