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Born in Kingston, Jamaica as Ripton Hylton, Eek-a-Mouse began his foray into reggae music when he was in college, but did not begin to garner a substantial audience until 1979 with his hit "Once a Virgin". This same year, he changed his singing name to "Eek-a-Mouse", the name of the racehorse he always bet on. In 1981, he cheered up the Reggae Sunsplash Festival, which was still mourning over the death of reggae icon Bob Marley. After this, his fame continued increasing through the year 1982 until 1988, when he released "Eek-A-Nomics", his last full-length CD until 1996.
Eek-a-Mouse is a regular at the Jamaican music festival Reggae Sunsplash and often teams up with reggae duo Michigan and Smiley. He has also been featured on Christian rock group P.O.D.'s (Payable on Death) album Satellite, lending his vocals to the rock-reggae track "Ridiculous".
Ganja Smuggling
Eek-a-Mouse Lyrics
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Bidi Bong Bong
Bidi Bong Bong
Bidi Me'hen
Bong Bong
Bidi Bong Bong
Bidi Bong Bong
Bidi Men
Bena Bena bohoi
gena men den
gena men
ehya
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
Ina de mud me a pick kali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
One by one, load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
Money jus' a pour like rain
Me jus' a mogel up the lane in a rolled gold chain
Me an me girl name Jane
Bong Gong
Gidi Bong Gong
Gidi memdem dem dem
Bena Bena mohoi
bena mendem
gena iohoi
Dong Dong
didi dong dong
gidi mendem
gidi mendem
geda mendem
gena mendem
gena men-den
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where sufferation I once know, ey
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
Mummy jus' a bawl "poor, poor, poor", me cry, she seh "son cry no more"
Dong Dong
Didi Dong Dong
gidi mendem den den
bena bena mohoi
stena mendem
genamoi
Dong Dong
didi dong dong
gena mendem den den
bena bene mohoi
gena mendem
gena iohoi
gena men
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
Ina de mud me a pick kali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
One by one, load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
Money jus' a pour like rain
Me jus' a mogel up the lane in a rolled gold chain
Me an me girl name Jane
Dang dang
didi bong gong
gidi bong gong
gidi men
bena bena bohoi
spen dem dem
gena men
bong gong
gidi bong gong
gidi bong gong
gidi ben
bena bena bohoi
gen gen
gena men-den
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulation I once know, ey
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
Mama tell me "nah rob drug store, police beat yuh, mek yu back sore ,ey "
dang dang
didi dang dang
gidi bang gang
gidi men
bena bohoi
bene bi deberen ehya
The first section of the song, "Bidi Bidi Bong Bong," is the chorus that repeats several times throughout the song. The song starts with the singer describing an incident of ganja smuggling that took place on an early Sunday morning. The singer is shown picking kali bud off the top of the mud, packaging it in a van, and then loading it on a plane to Spain. The money earned from smuggled weed is seen as something that is easy to earn, and it flows like rain. The singer brags about his rolled gold chain and his girlfriend, Jane.
The second verse of the song highlights the struggles of the ghetto. The singer describes how he had to sleep on the floor because of poverty, and storms often blew down the doors. The struggles of the ghetto made it difficult for him to find a way out. However, his mother always tells him to stay away from the drug trade and avoid robbing drug stores as the police would beat him up.
Line by Line Meaning
Bidi Bidi Bong Bong
Start of the song, no real meaning
Bidi Bong Bong
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bidi Bong Bong
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bidi Me'hen
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bong Bong
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bidi Bong Bong
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bidi Bong Bong
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bidi Men
Continuation of the start, no real meaning
Bena Bena bohoi
No real meaning, likely inspired by reggae ad-libs like 'booyaka, booyaka'
gena men den
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
gena men
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
ehya
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
The singer begins the story of how they smuggled weed on a Sunday morning
Ina de mud me a pick kali bud an me a load dem down in off the top (?)
In the mud, the singer collected marijuana buds and loaded them on top of their vehicle
One by one, load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
They loaded the buds into a van, stopping to load one at a time until the van was full of weed
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
The artist flew the weed to Spain
Money jus' a pour like rain
They made a lot of money from selling the weed
Me jus' a mogel up the lane in a rolled gold chain
The singer flaunted their wealth, wearing a gold chain and walking around the neighborhood
Me an me girl name Jane
The singer suggests they shared their wealth with a woman named Jane
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where sufferation I once know, ey
The artist reflects on their past struggles, returning to the ghetto where they once suffered
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
The artist recalls how their family was very poor, all sleeping on the floor
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
During a storm, the artist's door was blown down and they had to nail up their window
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
The singer's shoes were damaged and they didn't know what to do
Mummy jus' a bawl "poor, poor, poor", me cry, she seh "son cry no more"
The artist's mother cries for their situation, but tells them not to cry anymore
Dong Dong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
didi dong dong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi mendem
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi mendem
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
geda mendem
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gena mendem
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gena men-den
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulation I once know, ey
Continuation of the story, returning to the struggles in the ghetto
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
Continuation of the story, recalling how poor their family was
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
Continuation of the story, recalling a storm that damaged their home
Me shoes tear up, me toe just a show, me nuh know a where fi really wan' go
Continuation of the story, struggling with damaged shoes and not knowing where to go
Mama tell me "nah rob drug store, police beat yuh, mek yu back sore ,ey "
The artist's mother warns them not to rob a drug store, knowing the police would hurt them
dang dang
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
didi bong gong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi bong gong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi men
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
bena bena bohoi
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
spen dem dem
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
gena men
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
bong gong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi bong gong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi bong gong
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
gidi ben
Continuation of the song, no real meaning
bena bena bohoi
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
gen gen
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
gena men-den
No real meaning, likely another ad-lib
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where sufferation I once know, ey
The story wraps up, reflecting on the struggles of life in the ghetto
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: HENRY LAWES, RIPTON HYLTON
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on There's A Girl In My Life
I think it says
Or the riches I ain't got.
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on There's A Girl In My Life
I don't care
If I don't go inside
All I know
I'm gonna get you tonight
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on There's A Girl In My Life
And I dont know why
Maybe it the color of my skin
All the riches I am bound ?