42nd Street

Lyrics

[Intro] Way over in America Down in Manhattan, there is a place name the 42nd street Where all the freak an' the prostitute meet, huh-huh-huh But-a hail Rasta (Huh) [Chorus] Mi come fi tell you 'bout the 42nd street A man, mi are go tell you 'bout the 42nd street Where all the freak an' the prostitute meet Some a drop a quarter, goin' at place an' go peep I tell you, Louie Lepkie come fi rock you to di beat (Bimma, hey) [Verse 1] Mi see di gal a model an' a carry handbag Di next gal a look at one man fi go rob Di other gal a check a fi go do di blowjob But I man Louie Lepkiе did a wait pon a cab It was a yellow cab (Slung-dung-diddla-widdly-bong) It was a yellow cab (Do it, Jah, hey-a) [Chorus] Mi comе fi tell you 'bout di 42nd street (Hey-a) Mi come fi tell you 'bout di 42nd street (Bumma) [Verse 2] Mi say, mi walking down di street an' a sexy girl mi meet She say, "Hey, Louie Lepkie, make you dress so neat" "An' when you hold di mic, what make you deejay so sweet?" But di girl is a coke freak Cho make mi tell you, say, the girl is a coke freak Hear me now, though Rasta Mi say she always laughing when there ain't no joke Her favorite fun was to sniffin' coke Mi have fi tell her, said-a, ganja mi smoke I tell you, Louie Lepkie him no run dem deh joke I tell you, even puppy dog must have to choke I tell you, Louie Lepkie him no run dem deh joke (Hey-a) About di girl is a coke freak (Do it) [Chorus] Cah mi are go tell you 'bout di 42nd street A so mi are go tell you 'bout di 42nd street A where all the freak an' the prostitute meet An' some a drop a quarter, goin' in place an' go peep I tell you, Louie Lepkie come fi rock you to di beat (Bim) [Verse 3] Mi see di gal a model an' a carry handbag Di next gal a look at one man fi go rob Di other gal a check a fi go do di blowjob But I man Louie Lepkie did a wait pon a cab It was a yellow cab (Slung-dung-diddla-widdly-bong) It was a yellow cab (Do it, Jah, hey-a) Cah, when mi pass dung a 42nd street I tell you, say, mi pass dung a 42nd street Where all the freak an' the prostitute meet [Bridge] Boy, mi no know weh them are go do when Rastafari come A weh them are go tell master God? Mi say, a weh them are go tell master God? A whole heap of coke freak, mi know, say, them mad Mi said-a, weh them are go tell master God? [Chorus] But mi are go tell you 'bout di 42nd street A where all the freak an' the prostitute meet Some man drop a quarter, goin' in place an' go peep I tell you, Louie Lepkie come fi rock you to di beat (Bimma) Mi said-a, teeth an' tongue, it are go meet Mi said-a, teeth an' tongue, it are go meet [Outro] But mi are go tell you 'bout a coke freak Cho make mi tell you, mi are go tell you 'bout a coke freak Hear weh him name now Mi said-a, Keith are di coke freak Cho make mi tell you, said-a, Keith are di coke freak (Heh-heh) Mi said, him always laughing when there ain't no joke His favorite fun was to sniff him coke Me have fi tell him, said-a, ganja mi smoke I tell you, Louie Lepkie, him no run dem deh joke