Obeah Man

Lyrics

[Intro] [Scatting] (Lord-a) Weh make di obeah man a chant so? (Woy-a) Weh make di obeah man a chant? [Refrain] All these girls that's makin' wedding plans (Ah-ay) Carryin' my name to obeah man (Oh Lord) All dem do, dem nah get through 'Cause di obeah man have one bandulu (Well, hear mi now) [Chorus] Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan Cah, obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan [Verse 1] Say, when him get your money, him a look something fi nyam When him get your money, him a look something fi nyam Cah, four pound of chicken and five pound of yam Mi say, non-stop until him belly get ram Say, out of you him buy house an' land Say, out of you him buy a criss mini van [Chorus] Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan [Verse 2] A lot of tings to rise, a lot of tings to fall Di obeah man a look in a him crystal ball Look pon you an' a tell you pure lie Nowadays obeah man full of samphire Him spread a white sheet with rice an' goat meat An' when you nah look, is it him a go eat A when you turn 'round, him say, "A duppy do it" Him get so fed up, you just kiss your teeth [Chorus] Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan Say, obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan (So) [Refrain] All these girls that's makin' wedding plan (Ah-ay) Carryin' my name to obeah man (Oh Lord) All dem do, dem nah get through 'Cause di obeah man have one bandulu (Well, hear mi so) [Verse 3] Dem rub you with oil, you broke out in a boil Him rub you little more an' you broke out in a sore You go to a doctor, you cyaan find no cure Not to mention how di [?] stink An' anywhere you go, you left a load of ting In case you don't know what dat mean, sister It mean di obeah bag fire It mean di obeah bag fire Beca' di obeah man is a liar The way how you vex, you go an' get a lawyer [Chorus] Him a no smad you fi di pen-pan (Hey!) Him a no smad you fi di pen-pan [Outro] Mi have dis little girl by di name of Jaqueline Mi have dis little girl by di name of Jaqueline She try fi tie mi so mi give her a beatin' She try to tie mi, mi give her beatin' While beatin' her, I started to sing Let mi go, girl, let mi go tour di world (Lord)