Murder She Wrote

Now dis one dedicated to the girls dem

Wid di angel face and the devil heart

Yuh no say ragamuffin Chaka Demus an' youth

Called Pliers come to deal with case

Step up my youth, hear dis!

I know this little girl, her name is Maxine

Her beauty is like a bunch of rose

If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine

Yuh would a say I don't know what I know but

Murder she wrote (fi real, fi real)

Murder she wrote

Murder she wrote

Murder she wrote

Watch ya now, it name

A pretty face and bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka, follow me!

A pretty face and bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka

Seh gal yuh pretty

Yuh face it pretty but yuh character dirty

Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty

Yuh run to Tom, Dick an' also Harry

An' when yuh find yuh mistake

Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry (come now)

Have her cruise di corner

Where she jooks an' where she jam

She know about Lou, crack an' every money man

Make love with a coolie chinese, white man and Indian

Di wickedest kind a girl, that Mr. Pliers wuk upon

Now yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine

Her beauty is like a bunch of rose

And if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine

Yuh would a say I don't know what I know but

Murder she wrote (murderation man)

Murder she wrote

Murder she wrote, na na na

Murder she wrote

Watch yuh now stand still

Yuh no pay me light bill, if yuh tes di ragamuffin

Gal ya gwan get kill, gyal keep 'way

Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie

An' di limits of me talk of if me DJ

Gyal come out

Becaw yuh nuh shockout

Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin

Yuh haffi jump and shout

Now touch me gate

Yuh nuh pay mi water rate

Becaw great is great

Great yah underate, follow me!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can hold Chaka, follow me!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin can hold Chaka

Seh girl yuh pretty

Yuh face is pretty, but yuh character dirty

Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty

Yuh run to Tom, Dick an' also Harry

An' when yuh find yuh mistake

Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry

Now every middle of the year dis girl go have abortion

Fi di coolie white man, Indian no seekin' any fun

An jus' di other day me, see her six months pregnant

Now she up an switch her girl with other baby in a pram

Do yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine

Her beauty's like a bunch of rose

An' if I ever tell you bout Maxine

You would a say I don't know what I know but

Murder she wrote

Murder she wrote

Murder she wrote, na na na

Murder she wrote

Excuse me

Gal me never know yuh a so yuh stay

Ragamuffin Chaka Demus com fi flash it same way

Woah, follow me!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can hold Chaka, follow me!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can hold Chaka

Seh girl yuh pretty

Yuh face is pretty, but yuh character dirty

Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty

Yuh run to Tom, Dick an' also Harry

An' when yuh find yuh mistake

Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry

Di gal a pose an' a brag how she look sexy

All she worship is pure vanity

Di gal a pose and a brag, how she look ready

When she wash her clothes it dirty

Gal yuh no ready

If yuh cyaan cook fi mi

Gal yuh no ready

If yuh cyaan wash fi mi

Gal yuh nuh ready

If yuh know yuh flirty flirty, follow me!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka, follow me now!

Yuh pretty face an' bad character

Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka

So stand still

Yuh no pay me light bill

An if yuh tes di ragamuffin

Gal ya gwan get kill

Gal keep 'way

Caw yuh a crebbie, crebbie

An de limit seh me talk of mi DJ

Gal come out

Becaw yuh nuh shockout

Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin

Yuh haffi jump and shout

Now touch me gate

Yuh nuh pay mi water rate

Becaw great is great, great fi on di rate (come down)

Now yuh heard about this little girl, her name is Maxine

Her beauty is like a bunch of rose

Man an' if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine

You would a say I don't know what I know