Deportees
Buju Banton Lyrics

Yes, well, tek dis from Gargamel,
Listen up, this is Gargamel speaking. I, Buju Banton, am about to give some advice.

uddawise known as Buju
Also known as Buju, the person singing this song.

Anytime yuh go foreign neva yuh ?
Don't trust things that you can't see.

(Don't trust t'ings behind yuh)?
Don't trust things that are behind you.

'Ca wicked t'ings will tek yuh
Because evil things will happen to you.

Watch mi nuh!
Pay attention to what I'm saying.

T'ings change, now unno see sey life hard
Things have changed, and life has gotten difficult.

Yuh neva used to spen' no money come a yard
You never used to spend money in your home country.

Yuh wretch you, yuh spen' di whole a it abroad
You wasted all your money when you went abroad.

Squander yuh money now yuh livin' like dog
You wasted your money and now you're struggling to survive.

Boy get deport come dung inna one pants
You got deported and returned home with nothing.

Bruk an' have no money, but mi nuh response
You're broke and have no money, but I won't help you.

No abiding city, wan pressure fi mi ranch
You don't have a place to stay, which puts pressure on me to take care of you.

An' when 'I'm dey a foreign 'I'm did important
When you were abroad, you thought you were important.

But 'I'm neva did a look back, neva did a glance
But you never looked back or checked on your family.

Neva know 'I'm would a tumble ova like an avalanche
You never knew that you would fall from such a high place.

Mama dung inna di hole, an' 'I'm don't buy her a lamp
Your mother is struggling and you didn't even buy her a lamp.

Not a line, not a letter, nor a fifty cent stamp
You didn't even write a letter or send a stamp.

Him father want a shoes an' cannot go to
Your father needs shoes but can't afford them.

When mi hear di bwoy get, yuh know mi
When I heard that you got deported, you know I...

Send 'I'm back
Sent you back to your home country.

Uncle Sam, cause 'I'm deh dey an' a wrong
Uncle Sam sent you back because you were doing something wrong.

One drop inna di snow from about seventy-nine
Once, I tried to go abroad in 1979 but failed.

Neva get di chance cause it wasn't my time
I didn't get the chance to go because it wasn't meant for me.

An' mi hear yuh dey a foreign an' commit di most crime
I heard that you went abroad and committed a lot of crimes.

An' mek a bag a money when mi couldn't mek a dime
You made a lot of money while I was struggling to earn anything.

(re)memba one time gon how yuh used to brag
Remember how you used to brag about your possessions.

Benz an' Lexus a wey yuh did have
Like the Benz and Lexus you owned.

Clarks and Bally whey yuh got in a bag
The Clark shoes and Bally bag that you carried around.

Clothes a yuh no wear still have on nametag
You still have clothes with the price tags on that you never wore.

Now yuh crash up, now yuh mash up, yuh neva did a plan
But now you're broke and broken, despite never making a plan.

Yuh neva bid a check fi lay a foundation, mi holla
You never invested in a foundation, and now you're in trouble.

Back together again, mi baby fren'
We're back together again, my friend.

Dust off yuh clothes, an' start from scratch again
Clean up and start over from the beginning.

Caught up in di world of di rich and di famous
You got caught up in the world of the rich and famous.

Golden livity it haffe luxurious
Living the golden life is very luxurious.

Have all di girls in di world in a surplus
You had all the girls in the world, more than you needed.

Massage yuh shoulder, bump some a bust
Girls used to massage your shoulders and fight for your attention.

Request yuh coffee an' she pour it from a thermos
You'd ask for coffee, and they'd serve it to you from a thermos.

Cool an' kick back an' just a watch delirious
You'd relax and watch in a delirious state.

Now yuh sorry, yuh neva (re)memba
Now you're sorry, but you never remembered.

Di almighty one in yuh days of splendor
You didn't remember God during your days of success.