Lyrics

[Verse 1] This Yankee man like to bet And he like to fight when he lose In the club he comes every night for bet Especially when he boozed The other night he telling me That is up in New York City They invented the jerk and he willing to bet It ain't reached Trinidad as yet [Chorus] So I take him ten dollars to two I could jerk more than you Twenty dollars to three You can't jerk more than me Ah can't do the twist Not the mashed potato at all But when it comes to jerk I've been jerking from since ah small Hey mama! [Verse 2] This jerk that he talking 'bout Is a dance that will drive you wild Them Yankees just find it out So they jerking and making style Wouldn't they be surprised to know I learned the jerk before calypso Right now I could give you a demonstration Ah got the jerk in the palm of meh hand [Chorus] Mama, ten dollars to two I could jerk more than you Twenty dollars to three... fifty You can't jerk more than me Ah can't do the twist Not the mashed potato at all But when it comes to jerk I say I've been jerking from since ah small [Verse 3] Ah say, "I know the boogaloo The mashed potato and camel walk The twist and the monkey too Are a few dances out of New York But not the jerk, my Yankee pal You can't get 'way with that at all Christopher Columbus met the natives of this land In a jerking competition" Ah tell him... [Chorus] Ten dollars to two I could jerk more than you Twenty dollars to three You can't jerk more than me Ah can't do the twist Mashed potato does give me corn But when it comes to jerk I started to jerk from the day ah born [Verse 4] This Yankee man start to buse He say he hate every West Indian All we could do is carry news Play cricket, sing calypso and beat steel band Finally he stake up the bet I never laughed so much yet You know ah couldn't take he money, it was too unfair He jerking with he two long arms in the air Singing... [Chorus] Ten dollars to two I could jerk more than you Twenty dollars to three You can't jerk more than me Ah can't do the twist Not the mashed potato at all But when it comes to jerk He say, "I've been jerking from since ah small"