Murder She Wrote

I know this little girl
Her name is Maxine
Her beauty is
Like a bunch of rose
If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You would a say
I don't know what I know
(But)

Murder she wrote
(Fi real fi real)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote

Watch ya now, it name
A pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin
Can't hold Chaka (Follow me)
A pretty face
And bad character
Dem the kinda livin'
Can't hold Chaka
Seh gal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick
An' also Harry
An when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry (Come now)

Have her (cruise) di corner
Where she jooks an where she jam
She know about Lou
Crack an every money man
Me talk about coolie chiney
White Man and Indian
Di wickedest kind a girl
Whey Mr. Pliers buk upon

Now when yuh heard
About this girl
Her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like
A bunch of rose (But)
If I ever tell you bout Maxine
You would a say
I don't know what I know (but)

Murder she wrote
(Murderation man)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
(Na na na)
Murder she wrote

Watch yuh now stand still
Yuh no pay me light bill
If yuh tes di ragamuffin
Gal ya gwan get kill
Gal keep 'way
Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie
An di limits of me talk of if a DJ
Gal come out
Becaw yuh nuh shockout
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin
Yuh haffi jump and shout
Now touch me gate
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate
Becaw great is great
Yuh can underate (Follow me)

Yuh pretty face an bad character
Dem the kinda livin can Hold Chaka
(Follow me)
Yuh pretty face an bad character
Dem the kinda livin can Hold Chaka

Seh girl yuh pretty
Yuh face is pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just a have to
Flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom Dick,
An also Harry
An when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry

Now every middle of the
Year dis girl go have abortion
Fi di coolie white Man
Indian no seek inna (nail fun)
An jus di other day me
See her six months pregnant
Now she up an switch her girl
With other baby in a pram

So yuh heard about
This girl her name is Maxine
Her beauty's like a bunch of rose
An' if I ever tell you bout Maxine
You would a say I don't
Know what I know (but)

Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
(Na nana)
Murder she wrote

Excuse me
Gal me never know
Yuh a so yuh stay
Ragamuffin Chaka Demus
Com fi flash it same way
Waoh woa (Follow me)

Yuh pretty face an bad character
Dem the kinda livin can Hold Chaka
(Follow me)
Yuh pretty face an bad character
Dem the kinda livin can Hold Chaka

Seh girl yuh pretty
Yuh face is pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just a have to
Flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick
An also Harry
An when yuh plan yuh mischeif
Yuh talk bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry
Di gal a pose an' a brag
How she look sexy
All she worship is pure vanity
Di gal a pose anna brag
How she look ready
When she wash
Her clothes it dirty
Gal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan cook fi mi
Gal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan wash fi mi
Gal yuh nuh ready
If yuh know yuh flirty flirty
(Follow me)

Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin can't hold Chaka
(Follow me now)
Yuh pretty face an bad character
(Murder she wrote)
Dem the kinda livin can't
(Murder she wrote) hold Chaka

So stand still (Murder she wrote Na nana)
Yuh no pay me light bill
An if yuh tes di ragamuffin
(Murder she wrote)
Gal ya gwan get kill
Gal keep 'way
Caw yuh ahaffi back way
An di (limit see me talk) of him a DJ
Gal come out Becaw yuh nuh shockout
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin
Yuh haffi jump and shout
Now touch me (gate)
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate
Becaw great is great is
Yuh gong fi di rate (Come down)

Now yuh heard about
This little girl her name is Maxine
Her face is like a bunch of rose
Man a if I ever tell you bout Maxine
You would a say I don't
Know what I know