hey, inna di problem
 Beenie Man, pon di mic, Steely a teach dem

 Lively-cate to all di girls dem inna di dancehall
 all di while dem have one man and a keep it all
 all di girl dem have all man all a follow man another man a drug dem

 And let me tell yuh bout well
 jus inna wah day some guy a talk bout skettel, skettel a sof sof ting fi how
 dem gal deh a dwell
 Dem gal a mussi angel come up from dung a hell
 listen how mi tell

 Anyway...
 Six man pop her off las week satedeh
 dem a call her...Battrey Dolly
 Some gal dem a Battrey Dolly
 Well a style and a mix up on a tuesdeh or a thursdeh
 she a...Battrey Dolly
 hey, some gal dem a Battry Dolly
 Well every man weh fly dung know her name inna di city
 she a...Battrey Dolly
 Some gal dem a Battrey Dolly
 Every man shi tek well all a dem regret
 Dem call her....Battrey Dolly
 hey, some gal dem a ...Battrey Dolly

 Weh they say?
 Nah talk di gal dem weh a dance to reggae
 talking to di one dem who a big time streddeh
 who four man pop off last week Satedeh
 mi see her wid another four jus di Sundeh......Tuesdeh......Wednesdeh
 Shi mek mi bawl teh
 Si Steely ova deh suh well shi want him seh heh
 listen to di DJ who a jump pon reggae
 and eh...cool
 Battrey Dolly inna di Bank
 Nuff a dem out deh a look battrey wrong
 Nuff a dem a ole engine wid bend crank
 Nuff a dem a give up and nah get nuh thanks
 nuh jump up inna mi pants....hey hey

 Hand up inna di air and mek a gal know you a noo
 Battrey Dolly....You anuh...Battrey Dolly
 Wine up inna di dance and mek a gal know you a nooo
 Battrey Dolly...You anuh....Battrey Dolly
 Hey...hol on pon yuh man and mek a gal know you a nooo
 Battrey Dolly...You anuh...Battrey Dolly
 Kick out all yuh shoes and mek a gal know you a nooo
 Battrey Dolly...you anuh...Battrey Dolly

 Mi seh Geeez
 wonda if da gal deh a color tv
 di amount a man alone mi know weh look pon she
 sometimes mi haffi wonda if a ABC
 Wide big and Free
 Well,
 Last night mi si dis gal pon C-N-N
 this mawnin mi see her pon NBC again
 She and Rodman and Michael Jordan den
 and she seh she and dem a friend
 hey, well
 This gal yah have mi unda zig-zag puzzle
 sometime mi haffi wonda if da gal yah have mi a buzzle
 every weh mi guh mi si da gal deh a struggle
 shi nah lef her bass and nah lef her treble
 A who?
 A Ras look like Tony Rebel
 and a next Ras look like Future Trouble
 anyweh mi guh mi si da gal deh a bubble
 Hey...dis yah gal yah nah settle!

 Cause
 Six man pop her off last week Satedeh cau she a
 Battrey Dolly...some gal dem a...Battrey Dolly
 well a style neva mix up pon a Tuesdeh or a Thursdeh
 She a...Battrey Dolly...Some gal dem a Battrey Dolly
 Well everyman weh fly dung know her name inna di City
 She a...Battrey Dolly..Some gal dem a Battrey Dolly
 Well some gal as dem guh dung dem deh gal deh tekkie tekkie
 Dem a...Battrey Dolly...some gal dem a Battrey Dolly

 Well Fell,
 From yuh si di gal dem inna di Kasco clothes dem
 den yuh know a Battrey Dolly den yuh call dem
 every man dem see dem sleep wit dem and dem friend
 listen how mi end
 Cool...hey

 All dem a try fi dis mi wi nuh have nuh problem
 hey..cool..Battrey Dolly mi nuh waan none a dem
 Suh settle dung...leave mi now..because mi have mi girl friend
 unu listen how di DJ life cyaan really end
 anyway
 From night Battrey Dolly work ten
 if yuh dis di program well yuh mus gone again
 look how di gal dem a wine...hey..inna nuh problem
 Beenie Man, pon di Mic, Steely a teach dem