Suzie Wong

Lyrics

[Intro] Nuff of dem a shot, but nuff of dem a sting Me come like a plane, like come from foreign Born as a single, me no born as no twin Call me out fi sing [Chorus] Suzie Wong, she a Japanese, I man a black man Live a Miami, but she live a Japan She a eighteen, but me past twenty one Every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation Whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me is the only one [Verse 1] Mi say, me hear dem a eat man down a Westmoreland That's why me no go deh go nice up no session Me no want dem eat mi foot, and me no want dem eat mi hand Me no want dem boil mi head inna no kerosine pan [Chorus] Suzie Wong, she a Japanese, I man a black man Live a Miami, but she live a Japan She a eighteen, but me past twenty one Every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation She whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me is the only one [Verse 2] Say, Danny Dread, a weh you get the sound from? Say, Danny Dread, a weh you get the sound from? Mi say, him get it from the general, the man Skengman Send it come, Jah man, fi rule the island Nicodemus, Super Cat, and mi say Burro Banton [Chorus] Suzie Wong, she a Japanese, I man a black man Live a Miami, but she live a Japan She a eighteen, but me past twenty one And every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation She whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me is the only one [Verse 1] Mi say, me hear dem a eat man down a Westmoreland That's why me no go deh go nice up no session Me no want dem eat mi foot, and me no want dem eat mi hand Me no want dem boil mi head inna no kerosine pan [Chorus] Suzie Wong, she a Japanese, I man a black man Me live a Miami, but she live a Japan But she a eighteen, but me past twenty one And every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation She whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me is the only one [Verse 2] But, Danny Dread, a weh you get the sound from? Say, Danny Dread, a weh you get the sound from? Him say, him get it from the general, the man Skengman Him send it come, Jah man, fi rule the island Nicodemus, Super Cat, and Burro Banton We come fi separate, mi say, the boy from the man We come fi separate the sound from the pan [Chorus] Suzie Wong, but she a Japanese, I man a black man Me live a Miami, but she live a Japan But she a eighteen, but me past twenty one And every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation She whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me is the only one [Verse 1] Because, me hear dem a eat man down a Westmoreland That's why me no go deh go nice up no session Me no want dem eat mi foot, and me no want dem eat mi hand Me no want dem boil mi head inna no kerosine pan [Chorus] Suzie Wong, but she a Japanese, I man a black man Me live a Miami, but she live a Japan But she a eighteen, but me past twenty one And every weekend she call me long distant I'm talking on the phone, I want some corporation She whisper inna mi ear, mi temperature get strong Last night she a tell me, me is the only one [Outro] For mi say, everywhere we go, dem just a shake off we hand Dem say, "Mr. Demus, you a champion"