MY FATHER COME TO AMERICA



'PON A BOAT IN 1950



FROM THE ISLAND OF BRAVA



FROM CABO VERDE



WID 'IM FATHER AND HIM SISTER



AND HIM TWO OLDER BROTHERS



THEY SAIL STRAIGHT INTO THE ARMS



OF THEIR MOTHER



SHE WAS WORKING HARD YOU SEE



DOWN IN NA FACTORY



SHE TRY TO SAVE HER FAMILY



FROM A LIFE OF POVERTY



SHE GO TO WORK



EACH AND EVERY DAY



INTO THE PIGGY BANK SHE



PUT ALL HER PAY AWAY



THE RUMOR HAS IT



OR THE STORY I'VE BEEN TOLD



IS THAT MY FATHER MET MY MOTHER



WHEN HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD



HIM MUSSA JUST STEP OFF



THE MIGHTY ERNISTINA



JAH BLESS HIM EYES



TURN 'IM HEAD AND HIM SEEN HER



SHE LOOKING PRETTY SHARP (AND SHE)



SHE LOOKING PRETTY SWEET



SHE TURN HER HEAD TO HIM



AND TO HIM SHE DID REPEAT



FOR THIS HERE COMPETITION



FOR THIS HERE CONTEST



I DON'T MESS WITH RUDE BOYS



I ONLY GET WID THE BEST



LOOK HOW ME COOL



LOOK HOW ME CLEAN



LOOK HOW ME NICE UP THE SCENE



LOOK HOW ME RULE WITH THE LOVE SUPREME



AND NUF PEOPLE NOW A DAY



DEM DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY



DEM DIS RASTA TO DEVIL THEM PRAY



ME SAY LOOK NO FURTHER



THAN YOU NEED FIND



THE HUMBLE SECRET OF SUCCESS



FE ALL MANKIND



ME SAY NOW LOOK NO FURTHER



THAN YOU NEED FIND



ORIGINAL HOLY SACRAMENT



FE ALL MANKIND



SHE COULD HAVE LEFT THE MAN



STANDING ON THE ALTER



COULD LET LOVE FALL



LET LOVE A FALTER



SHE COULD HAVE LEFT AND NEVER



START NA FAMILY



NEVER BE BOY ONE OR TWO NOW YOU SEE



SO LISTEN UP WE GOT A LITTLE INFORMATION FOR YA



IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING



I DARE YOU CHANGE THE CHANNEL



YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH



TRY PLAY THE THUG



COME WE'RE GONNA SWEEP YA



UNDERNEATH THE RUG



1, 2, 3



3 STRIKE YOU'RE OUT



YOU'RE LOOKIN' PRETTY FUNNY



WITH A BOOT OUT YOUR MOUTH



YOU BETTER RUN YOU BETTER HIDE



STEP OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE



YOU BETTER RUN OUT OF PROVIDENCE RIGHT