| Wa wa wild gilbert! |
| well gilbert yuh gone ha ha
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| Now wi can chat behind yuh back
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| Wa wa wild gilbert
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| Water come inna mi room huh huh
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| Mi sweep out some with mi broom
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| Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
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| And di dish run away with the spoon
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| Come now come now come now
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| Unno si mi dish unno si mi dish,
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| Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
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| Unno si mi dish unno si mi fire!
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| Rough! |
| we would like to express our sympathies
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| To those affected by gilbert
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| Wa wa wild gilbert
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| Water come inna mi room huh huh
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| Mi sweep out some with mi broom
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| Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
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| And di dish run away with the spoon
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| Come now
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| Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
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| Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
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| Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
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| Anybody unno si mi satellite dish
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| Come! |
| dish tek off like flying saucer
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| Mi roof migrate without a visa
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| Bedroom full up a water
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| Mi in a di dark nuh light nuh on ya
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| And through mi nuh have no generator mi seh
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| One cold beer cost ten dollar
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| Mi fish and mi meat spoil in di freezer
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| A pure bully beef full up mi structure come
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| Full a bully beef, full a bully beef,
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| Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully b-b-beef
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| Full a bully beef, full a bully beef
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| Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully beef come
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| Water come inna mi room huh huh
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| Mi sweep out some with mi broom
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| Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
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| And di dish run away with the spoon
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| Water wet up mi shoes and a wet up mi hat
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| Wet up mi dog and wet up mi cat
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| Wet up di bed wet up mi parrot
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| Water wet up mi what’s it not
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| Yuh mean yuh what not! |
| no mi what’s it not
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| Water wet up mi what’s it not
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| Mi a look somewhere safe dry and warm
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| Di youth dem a loot in the raging storm
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| We thank di lord we never get hurt
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| Dem seh thank yuh lord for mr gilbert
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| Cause! |
| yuh si mi fridge! |
| a gilbert gimme
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| Yuh si mi colour tv! |
| a gilbert gimme
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| Yuh si mi new stereo! |
| a gilbert gimme
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| Yuh si mi new video! |
| a gilbert gimme come now
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| Water come inna mi room huh huh
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| Mi sweep out some with di broom likkle bit
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| Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
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| And di dish run away with the spoon
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| Follow mi!
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| Natty dreadlocks sidung inside
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| A look how gilbert a gwaan outside
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| When breeze lick dung mr chin restaurant
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| Natty dread jump up and chant
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| Lick dem jah! |
| gwaan go dweet
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| A dem did gi di dread pork fi eat
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| Jook dem jah with storm and thunder
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| Tear off dem roof and bruk dem window
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| Two sheet a zinc blow off a joe house
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| Dread flash him locks and start to shout
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| Selassie jah! |
| king of kings, show dem seh a we run tings
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| Blow weh dem house but mek dem survive
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| So when dem si I dem will realize
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| It’s through I merciful why dem alive
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| Likkle after that gilbert turn back
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| Lift off di roof off a natty dread shack
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| Him seh blouse and skirt jah must a never know
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| Seh I&I live right ya so
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| Water come inna mi room jah know
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| Mi sweep out some with mi broom huh huh
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| Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
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| And di dish run away with the spoon
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| When mi look up in di air mi si zinc like dirt
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| Wa wa wild gilbert
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| Mi sail mi brief but mi lose mi shirt
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| Wa wa wild gilbert |