Beenie Man

Intro (Beenie):
Yow! New Year
New ting, new everything
Hail King Selassi
Make, make money, money, money
Make money, money, money
Tell dem, warn dem again

Verse 1 (A.R.P.):
New year started oldies gone once again
We are striving, going to stay true 'till the end
It's A.R.P. and Beenie Man once again
On and one, on and on

Chorus (A.R.P.):
On and on, we keep the storm
Now a new year start and the old one gone
Repeat

Verse 2 (Beenie):
Cho!
Mi haffi wonder if some bwoy consider mi
Say last year mi hot, but this year mi hotta
Man ano oven, man ano furnace, man ano fire
Man a lava
How yuh fi dis mi
When mi just getting stamma
Bwoy, calm man a blow weh like storm
After dusk there must be dawn
Bad man deh ya, mashing up di lawn
A.R.P. come down, sing it out mek mi gwane

Chorus

Verse 3 (Beenie):
Yow!
Nuff would a love si mi loose


And mi confuse
But wi done reach a France
Shoot di ball from wi shoes
How dem a come read di X-News
Dem nu know seh a so bad man move
How dem a dis ana gwane
Like dem run de ting
Shing! Yuh nu hear seh beer bottle fling a Sting
But what a ting, Beenie Man haffi sing
A.R.P. come dung, come sing pon di riddim

Chorus

Verse 4 (Beenie):
Long time mi stand up ana warn
An some D.J. dem a blow like alarm
Tell mi a tell dem seh fi cool an' calm
How some bwoy dem all a dis mi inna di lawn
When mi tell dem, man a di king, wear di crown
An' a mi run di hall
How dem a dis mi, when dem gal friend a bawl an' a call
Seh Beenie Man a tear dung dem wall
A.R.P. hold di mike, an' mi nuh salt
Mi haffi ram dancehall

Chorus

Verse 5:
Now why yuh want to go and do that now punk
Why yuh want to go and do that (ah, ah, ah)
Why yuh want to go and do that now punk
Why yuh want to go and do that
Come sing a verse

Chorus