Rub a Dub Style

Lyrics

[Intro - Papa Michigan] Out of sight, dynamite Ready to make you feel alright Is alright, is alright (But watch out, man) [Verse 1 - Papa Michigan] Jah, Mary-Mary, quite contrary Mary-Mary, quite contrary Say, how does di Rub-a-Dub flow? (Gal, a mi say) How does di Rub-a-Dub flow? Say, with your buddy side an' your dread at the mic To make ya feel alright ya (So mi tell you) Make a feel alright ya (But watch out, man) [Chorus - Michigan & Smiley] Cah, dis a music like dirt, Rub-a-Dub like sand Say, music like dirt, Rub-a-Dub like sand Say, not never nice like a version one Say, not never nice like a version one Cah, dis a engine, a engine a number nine Engine, a engine a number nine We rolling down Chicago line (Lord, I say) Wе rolling down Chicago line A next year arе nineteen seventy-nine Next year are nineteen seventy-nine (Hey!) [Verse 2 - Michigan & Smiley] Di gal Caroline, say, she live cross the line Di gal Caroline, say, she live cross the line Some of dem say she a thirty-nine Some of dem say she a fourty-nine She just a walk from Pegasus to the Skyline She just a walk from Pegasus to the Skyline Well, it a sound my way to a foreign land Here came a captain an' a general Dem want fi carry-mi-go to station Dem talkin' 'bout di rules an' regulation Dem talkin' 'bout di rules an' regulation (Man!) Cah, natty dread are the central part of mi life Dread are the central part of mi life So, let mi-make mi function (Make mi function) So, let mi-make mi function Mi talkin' 'bout di rock it by nation We're talkin' 'bout the sweet sensation Lord, come-make we tell it to di nation Lord, say, every hour is a [?] Lord, come-make we teach dem di story Lord, about di "Musical Glory" [Chorus - Michigan & Smiley] Beca', di higher di mountain, di greener di grass Di higher di mountain, di greener di grass But, wider di river, it's a difficult to cross Wider di river, it's a difficult to cross Mi say, mi chattin' down to bum Eric Ross Lord, mi say, mi chattin' down to bum Eric Ross [Verse 3 - Michigan & Smiley] Because-a Mary-Mary, quite contrary Mary-Mary, quite contrary Say, how does di Rub-a-Dub flow? (Gal, a mi say) How does di Rub-a-Dub flow? Say, with a glide pon di side an' a back to your walk Well-a, heat to your feet, a little dub to your wrist Say, that's di way how di Rub-a-Dub flow Say, that's di way how di Rub-a-Dub flow (Say so!) [Outro - Michigan & Smiley] Is alright, is alright (Go there, Mitch, go there) Go where? (In there, Mitch, in there) In where? In a di Rub-a-Dub style (Smiley) In a di Rub-a-Dub style Cah, dis a engine, a engine a number nine (Oh Lord!)