Murder She Wrote

Now dis one dedicated to the gyals

Dem wid di angel face and the devil heart

Yuh no say Ragamuffin Chaka Demus an' youth called Pliers

Come to deal with your case

Step up my youth, hear dis!

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 Chinese, 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

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 cyaan 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 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

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 inna 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 na na, 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 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

Di gal a pose an' a brag how she look sexy

All she worship is pure vanity

Di gal a pose an' a 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)

Yuh no pay me light bill (na na na)

An' if yuh tes di Ragamuffin (murder she wrote)

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 now)

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

• Artist:Chaka Demus & Pliers
• Album:Tease Me