Jamaican In New York - Shinehead

Mhm

Yo

Hoii, mon!

Yush!

Shinehead again… well me nah show you, man?

Back to back we a deal with it, enuh brother

For real, enuh

New York crew, we haffi big unuh up, see it?

We have just… step up inna life and gwan strive said way, you hear?

Yes!

Don’t drink coffee, I drink roots, my dear

And I love my morning ride

You can see it in my motions when I walk

I’m a Jamaican in New York

See me walking down Church Avenue

With my hat leaned to one side

You can see it when I walk

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

Roughness maketh man, as someone said

He is the rude boy of the day

Takes a man to make a stand, sometimes get wild

Be yourself, no matter what they say

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

Nicing up a party can lead to notoriety

Pretty soon they’ll know you as the Don

Because we live so hearty, Babylon don’t like we

Still we’re gonna party 'til the sun

And you don’t stop, you proceed

And this is the riddim and rhyme you need

Shinehead’s gonna take the lead

Me nah show no man

Settle unuh self

All yard man, put up your hand

And let the world know that you have ambition

All yardie man, put up your hand

And let the world know that you have ambition

Well a we, well a we a yardie

A weh we deh?

We de a New York City

A weh se come yah fa?

No to make some money

We have to do that to feed we family

Chucking badness does not make a man

And we’re not the only ones with guns

Confront your enemies, outsmart them if you can

But if all else fails, you better run

Roughness maketh man, as someone said

He is the rude boy of the day

Takes a man to make a stand, sometimes get wild

Be yourself, no matter what they say

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

I’m an alien

I’m a Jamaican in New York

Yeah mon, a so we love give it to dem, man… back to back

And even if you anuh Jamaican, I waan you step up inna life sameway

You hear?!

This is still a family affair, man…

On the strip of reality

Anyway, all crew and all massive…

Just gwan strive, you hear sah

Yes!