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Artist: Shabba Ranks
Canonical path: /shaba-ranks/ting-a-ling
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Ting-a-ling
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Ting-a-ling
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Ting-a-ling a ling, dancehall it swing, dj dem stock up eena pure boom riddim.
Ting-a-ling a ling, schoolbell a ring, knife and fork i fight fi dumplin.
Booyaka booyaka fi shabba rankin
Shabba ranks juss appear and tear annadda man chin through.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey - yes.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey.
Who dey tink dey are yes dey cant harm me
I am di general in di dj army
We dot all di i and cross all di t
And set all di gyal dem tickle fancy
And anywhere we go gyal gwaan crazily so.
Ting-a-ling a ling, schoolbell a ring, knife and fork i fight fi dumplin.
Booyaka booyaka fi shabba rankin
Shabba ranks juss appear and tear annadda man chin through.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey yuh see...
Reggae dancehall it comprised a winery yuh see
Lock up yuh foot, gyal wine yuh body yuh see
If yuh can wine yuh hold yuh man in? yuh see
Pop pure style when yuh see yuh matey yuh see
Mate a try dress but yuh mate nuh ready yuh see
(yuh mate a look like she a bugs bunny)
She a cartoon and she not real
Gyal a get di lovin you a get di money yuh see
Bumper bump up cos yuh full a quality
Trailer load a girls dem gwaan cra...[crazy]
Wid di great body girls... damn...
Like jamaican girls... damn...
An di american girls... damn...
An di english girls... damn...
What about canadian girls... damn...
All di japanese girls ...damn...
Di caribbean girls... damn...
Yuh should hear likkle children sing-whe dem sing?
Ting-a-ling a ling, dancehall it swing, dj dem stock up eena pure boom riddim.
Ting-a-ling a ling, schoolbell a ring, knife and fork i fight fi dumplin.
Booyaka booyaka fi shabba rankin
Shabba ranks juss appear and tear annadda man chin through.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey
Yuh cyaan mix quantity wid quality.
A man of quality yes him av ability.
Wid mi strong mind and a dat a carry mi
I get di willpower from god almighty
Many av come but di chosen is me
What is for ceaser could never be for me
Di cant? me no dey cant? me
I am di general in di dj army
Wi dot all di i and cross all di t
Cash register ring an dem make nuff money
Ting-a-ling a ling, dancehall it swing, dj dem stock up eena pure boom riddim.
Ting-a-ling a ling, schoolbell a ring, knife and fork i fight fi dumplin.
Booyaka booyaka fi shabba rankin
Shabba ranks juss appear and tear annadda man chin through.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey.
Dem a di don, and dat means we av di key,
Put di don to di key and turn him eena donkey yuh see...
Reggae dancehall it comprised a wine...
Cock up yuh foot, gyal wine yuh body-ee-ee
Jump up-up-up and shake your body-ee-ee
Model pon yuh mate cah yu mate nuh ready-ee-ee.
Mate look skinny like maccaroni-ee-ee
When yuh mate skin yuh juss call out ready-ee-ee
If a gyal ready den a gyal nuh ready-ee-ee
Don't want no gyal wid no ball out belly-ee-ee
Belly affi flat like a? penny.
Hear di likkle children sing wid quality
Dem sing
Ting-a-ling-a-ling, dancehall dem swing...(fade out)
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