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Murder She Wrote lyrics with English Translations
[Intro: Chaka Demus] Now this one dedicated (Now dis one dedicated) To di girls dem wid di angel face (To the girls with the angel face) An’ di devil heart (And the devil heart) Yuh know seh Ragamuffin Chaka Demus (You know that Ragamuffin Chaka Demus) And youth called Pliers Come to deal with the case Step up my youth, Hear this!
[Chorus 1: Pliers & Chaka Demus] I know this little girl, her name is Maxine Her beauty is like a bunch of rose If I ever tell you about Maxine You only say I don't know what I know, but Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) (Fi real, fi real) ((For real, for real)) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote)
[Chorus 2: Chaka Demus] Watch ya now, it name (Watch here now, it’s named) Ah pretty face and bad charactah (A pretty face and bad character) Dem deh kind of livin' cyaah hold Chaka (Those kind of living can’t hold Chaka) (Follow mi!) ((Follow me!)) Ah pretty face and bad charactah (A pretty face and bad character) Dem deh kind of livin' can't hold Chaka (Those kind of living can’t hold Chaka) Seh, gyal yuh pretty (Say, girl your pretty) Yuh face, it pretty (Your face, it’s pretty) But yuh charactah dirty (But your character dirty) Girl, you just act too flirty-flirty Yuh run to Tom, d**k, an’ also Harry (You run to Tom, d**k, an’ also Harry) An’ wen yuh find yuh mistake (And when you find your mistake) Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry (You talk about your sorry, sorry, sorry) (Come now!)
[Verse 1: Pliers] Have her cruise the corner Where she jokes and where she jam She know about Lou, Crack An’ every money man Make love to the Coolie, Chiney, White Man and Indian The wickedest kind a girl Weh Mr. Pliers buk upon (That Mr. Pliers bucked upon)
[Hook 1: Pliers] I know this little girl, her name is Maxine Her beauty is like a bunch of rose But If I ever tell you about Maxine You only say I don't know what I know, but Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) (Fi real, fi real) ((For real, for real)) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote)
[Verse 2: Chaka Demus] Watch yah now, standstill (Watch here now, stand still) Yuh nah pay mi light bill (Your not paying my light bill) If yuh test di ragamuffin (If you test the raggamuffin) Girl ya goin' get kill (Girl your going to get kill) Girl keep 'way (Girl keep away) Cause you ah crebbie crebbie (Cause your a trashy girl) And di lyrics weh mi talk, a it mi DJ (And the lyrics that I talk, is what I DJ) Girl come out Because yuh nah shack out (Because you're not shacking out) And wen yuh hear di Ragamuffin (And when you hear the Ragamuffin) Yuh haffi jump an’ shout (You have to jump and shout) Nuh touch mi gate (Don't touch my gate) Yuh nah pay mi water rate (You not paying my water rate) Because great is great, Great can't underrate
[Chorus 2:Chaka Demus] Follow mi! (Follow me!) Yuh pretty face and bad charactah (Your pretty face and bad character) Dem deh kind of livin' cyaah hold Chaka (Those kind of living can’t hold Chaka) (Follow mi!) ((Follow me!)) Yuh pretty face and bad charactah (Your pretty face and bad character) Dem deh kind of livin' cyaah hold Chaka (Those kind of living can’t hold Chaka) Seh, gyal yuh pretty (Say, girl your pretty) Your face, it pretty But yuh charactah dirty (But your character dirty) Girl, yuh jussa act too flirty-flirty (Girl, your just acting too flirty-flirty) Yuh run to Tom, d**k, an’ also Harry (You run to Tom, d**k, and also Harry) An’ wen yuh find your mistake (And when you find your mistake) Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry (You talk 'about you're sorry, sorry, sorry)
[Verse 2: Pliers] Now every middle of the year This girl go have abortion For the coolie, White Man, Indian, No seeking an infant An just the other day Mi see her six months pregnant (I see her six months pregnant) Now she up an’ switch her girl With another baby in a pram
[Chorus 1: Pliers] I heard about this girl, her name is Maxine Her beauty is like a bunch of rose But if I ever tell you about Maxine You only say I don't know what I know, but Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote) Na,na,na Murda she wrote (Murder she wrote)
[Verse 3: Chaka Demus] Excuse mi! (Excuse me!) Girl mi neva (Girl I never) Know mi (Know me) Neva know yuh suh yuh stray (Never know you so you stray) Ragamuffin Chaka Demus Come fi flash it same way (Come to flash it same way) Woah, woah (Follow mi!) ((Follow me!))
(Repeat Chorus 2: Chaka Demus)
[Verse 4: Chaka Demus] Di girl a pose an' a brag (The girl is posing and bragging) How shi luk sexy (How she looks sexy) All shi worship is pure vanity (All she worship is pure vanity) Di girl a pose an' a brag (The girl is posing and bragging) How shi a luk ready (How she is looking ready) Wen shi wash her clothes it dirty (When she wash her clothes it’s dirty) Girl you no ready if you can't cook for me Girl you no ready if you can't wash for me Girl you no ready if you know you're flirty-flirty (Follow me!)
[Chorus 3: Chaka Demus & Pliers] Yuh pretty face and bad charactah (Your pretty face and bad character) Dem deh kind of livin' cyaah hold Chaka (Those kind of living can’t hold Chaka) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) Yuh pretty face and bad charactah (Your pretty face and bad character) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) Dem deh kind of livin' cyaah hold (Those kind of living can’t hold) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) Hold Chaka
[Verse 2: Chaka Demus & Pliers] Suh stand still (So stand still) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) Na,na,na Yuh nah pay mi light bill (Your not paying my light bill) If yuh test di ragamuffin (If you test the raggamuffin) (Murda she wrote) ((Murder she wrote)) Girl ya goin' get kill (Girl your going to get kill) Girl keep 'way (Girl keep away) Cause you ah crebbie crebbie (Cause your a trashy girl) And di lyrics weh mi talk, a it mi DJ (And the lyrics that I talk, is what I DJ) Girl come out Because yuh nah shack out (Because you're not shacking out) And wen yuh hear di Ragamuffin (And when you hear the Ragamuffin) Yuh haffi jump an’ shout (You have to jump and shout) Nuh touch mi gate (Don't touch my gate) Yuh nah pay mi water rate (You not paying my water rate) Because great is great, Great can't underrate
(Repeat Chorus 1: Pliers)
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