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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 Smugglin
Eek-a-Mouse Lyrics
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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
Bang bang biddy bong bong
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"
Bang bang biddy bong bong
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 na me girl name Jane
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 "
Bang bang biddy bong bong
The song "Ganja Smugglin" by Eek-a-Mouse tells the story of a man who smuggles marijuana from Jamaica to Spain for profit. The song starts with the singer describing his early Sunday morning routine of going to a secluded area to pick the best marijuana buds and then loading them onto the van. He repeats “Biddy Biddy Bong Bong” throughout the song, which represents the sound of him packing up the marijuana buds. He then proceeds to put the buds on the plane, and as the plane takes off, he watches the money pour in like rain. He then acknowledges his wealth and power by saying he walks down the lane in a rolled gold chain and has no girlfriend to share his wealth.
In the second and third verse, he mentions his poverty-stricken past, where he had to sleep on the floor, and his shoes would tear up, leaving his toes to show. The storm would come, and he would have to nail up his window. He then flashes back to his mother telling him not to resort to robbing drug stores and being beaten up by the police, which indicates a moral dilemma for the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling
The singer describes a large-scale operation to smuggle marijuana that takes place in the early hours of a Sunday morning.
Ina de mud me a pick kali bud an me a load dem down in off the top
The singer describes picking the highest quality marijuana buds from the dirt and loading them onto a van.
One by one, load up de van, all of-a ganja it ram
The singer is loading the van with marijuana one by one until it is full.
Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain
The artist sends the smuggled marijuana to Spain by putting it on a plane.
Money jus' a pour like rain
The artist is making a lot of money from the smuggling operation.
Me jus' a mogel up the lane in a rolled gold chain
The singer is flaunting their wealth by strolling down the lane wearing a gold chain.
Me na me girl name Jane
The singer is not in a relationship with a girl named Jane.
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where sufferation I once know, ey
The artist reminisces about their past struggles living in the ghetto.
Mummy an daddy, all a' we so poor, we all had to sleep on the floor
The artist and their family were so poor that they had to sleep on the floor.
Storm it come and it blow dung me door, me ha fi nail up me window
The artist had to nail up their window during a storm to keep it from blowing in.
Mummy jus' a bawl "poor, poor, poor", me cry, she seh "son cry no more"
The singer's mother is crying and calling them poor, but she tells them to stop crying.
Dung dere in the ghetto I go, where tribulation I once know, ey
The artist once again reflects on the difficulties they faced living in the ghetto.
Mama tell me "nah rob drug store, police beat yuh, mek yu back sore, ey "
The singer's mother warns them against robbing a drug store, as it would result in a beating by the police and a sore back.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HENRY LAWES, RIPTON HYLTON
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