Diet Rock (1982 Version)

Lyrics

[Intro] Now dread, this one call the Diet Rock Well dreadlocks, you are the top notch deejay And him a back talk, cah this is a advice, seen? [Chorus] If you too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet You too rabi-ti-tit, you have fi go pon diet (Gwan) [Verse 1] Eat orange juice and coconut (Gwan) Eat your beetroot and your carrot (Gwan) Just in a fi your big beaver hat But make sure you don't leave your diamond socks [Chorus] You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet (Gwan) [Verse 2] Eat your food in a plate not pot (Gwan) Eat it whole but no eat it cut Cah if you too fat, you have fi go pon diet If you too fat, you have fi go pon diet Well, I man know something (No, true) You hear dem call me Chaplin (Hear me now) [Chorus] Mi too slim, gwan, mi have fi take vitamin Mi too slim, gwan, mi have fi take vitamin (Gwan) [Verse 3] Give me mi cheese, Lord, that are protein Give me mi milk, that are vitamin Cah mi say woman is thin and man is thin Say, in a fi your kitchen you fi have a rubbish bin If your skirt a drop off just itch it with a pin Say, dem yah deejay keep you rocking and swing We got to be careful in this world we live in Beca' we don't know what next is coming [Chorus] You too slim, Lord, mi have fi eat dumpling You too slim, gwan, mi have fi eat dumpling [Verse 4] Mi say, give me mi cheese, Lord, that are protein (Gwan) Give me mi milk, that are vitamin Cah woman is queen and man is king We got to be careful in this world we live in Cah how deh so dem sell nuff wedding ring And down at di corner nuff Heineken And 'round at fen di man have bottle with Ting Say, I-ya pupa Chaplin keep you rocking and thing [Chorus] You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet You too fat, gwan, you have fi go pon diet (Gwan) [Verse 5] Drink orange juice and coconut (Gwan) Eat your beetroot, eat your carrot (Gwan) Just every day in a your big beaver hat (Gwan) Make sure you say you don't live fi your gut [Chorus] You too fat, Lord, we have fi go pon diet You too fat, gwan, we have fi go pon diet [Verse 6] Say, when mi take di mic and a start fi chat Di people, dem gather around, mi and dem a rock (Gwan) Look how dem a look straight and a look up Say, I-ya pupa Chaplin, mi are deh pon top [Chorus] You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet This ya one call di Diet Rock Say, this ya one call di Diet Rock [Verse 7] Cah mi say, whether you are nurse or whether you are doc Say, pupa Chaplin study 'bout that Him come in a di studio, pon di mic him a chat And little after that, mi say, di place have fi black [Chorus] You too fat, Lord, you have fi go pon diet You too fat, gwan, you have fi go pon diet (Gwan) [Verse 8] Drink orange juice and coconut (Gwan) Eat your beetroot, eat your carrot (Gwan) Say, every day you in a big beaver hat (Gwan) Find your [?] diamond socks (Gwan) Eat your food cool, no heat it hot (Gwan) Eat a plate, man, you heat in a pot (Gwan) When you drive, man, you no fi look back (Gwan) When you sight light, you must have fi stop [Outro] You too fat, Lord, mi have fi go pon diet You too fat, gwan, mi have fi go pon diet But I pupa Chaplin keep you rocking and swing And everywhere mi go mi have fi chat pon di beat