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Artist: Chaka Demus & Pliers
Suggested Track: Murder She Wrote

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Now dis one dedicated to the gyal
Dem wid di angel face and the devil heart
You know seh Ragamuffin Chaka Demus an' yute called Pliers
Come to deal wid your case
Step up my yute, hear dis

I know this little girl her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose (betta know)
If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You woulda say I don't know what I know, but

Murder she wrote (for real, for real)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote

Watch 'ya now, it name
A pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka, follow me
A pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh character dirty
Gyal you just ah act too flirty flirty
You run to Tom, Dick, and also Harry
An' when you find yuh mistake
You 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 (ah, true, man)
Make love wid di coolie, Chinese, white man and Indian
Di wickedest kind ah girl weh Mr. Pliers buk upon (betta know)

Now do you heard about this girl her name is Maxine?
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You woulda 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 'ya now stand still, you nuh pay mi light bill
If you test di ragamuffin, gyal yuh gwan get kill
Gyal keep way, cah yuh a crebbie crebbie
An' di lyrics weh me talk ah it me DJ
Gyal come out, becah you nuh shockout
An' when you hear di raggamuffin y'affi jump and shout
Nuh touch mi gate, you nuh pay mi water rate
Becah great is great, great cyaan' underate, follow me

Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka, follow me
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh character dirty
Gyal you just ah act too flirty flirty
You run to Tom, Dick, and also Harry
An' when you find yuh mistake
You talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry

Now every middle of the year dis young girl have abortion
Fi di coolie, white man, indian, mussi kill an infant
An' jus di other day me see her six months pregnant
Now she back pon street again with not a baby inna pram

Do you heard about this girl her name is Maxine?
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You woulda say I don't know what I know, but

Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote, na, na, na
Murder she wrote

Excuse me, gyal me never know seh ah so you stay
Ragamuffin Chaka Demus come to flash it same way
Whoa, follow me

Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka, follow me
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka
Seh gyal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh character dirty
Gyal you just ah act too flirty flirty
You run to Tom, Dick, and also Harry
An' when you find yuh mistake
You talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry

Di gyal ah boast and ah brag how she look sexy
All she worship is pure vanity
Di gyal ah boast and ah brag how she look ready
When she wash her clothes it dirty
Gyal yuh no ready if you cyaan' cook fi mi
Gyal yuh no ready if you cyaan' wash fi mi
Gyal yuh nuh ready if you know yuh flirty flirty, follow me

Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem deh kinda livin' cyaan' hold Chaka, follow me
Yuh pretty face and bad character (murder she wrote)
Dem deh kinda livin cyaan' hold Chaka (murder she wrote)

So stand still you no pay mi light bill(murder she wrote na nana)
And if you test di ragamuffin gyal yuh gwan get kill (murder she wrote)
Gyal keep way, cah yuh a crebbie crebbie
An' di lyrics weh me talk ah it me DJ
Gyal come out, becah you nuh shockout
An' when you hear di raggamuffin y'affi jump and shout
Nuh touch mi gate, you nuh pay mi water rate
Becah great is great, great cyaan' underate, come now

know you head about this girl her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You woulda say I don't know what I know
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