Princess Gone
Jah Mason Lyrics
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Where mi princess dey star
Come in like she make a trod a ya
Yo, den, yo, yo, yo, den, yo...
My Princess gone
Far far away
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
Far far away
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
From di other day, say she a flop up, & mi see say she go flip
Wit di likkle short shorts, she have hitch up pan her hip
Is like she all forget about... di royalness
Her friend and company, she a follow mi get di tip
Yo, roundabout she just a jump, she jus a skip,
Say what happen to the honor you know you use to keep
Say what happen to the King, where you use to be wit
Yo, well mi see say dat a un. unloyal
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
I make di trod inna di days, she make di trod inna di night
And she know say she was wrong
And she know dat I was right
What happen to royalness, no more you nah act polite
When mi see say dat you, ready fi, put up a fight
From di away day mi, see say you, acting hype
When your friend dem you go follow, and you follow di wrong type
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
And she left me a note
Saying she's going to stay
From di other day she just a flop up, & mi see say she go flip
Wit di likkle short shorts, she have hitch up pan her hip
She nuh memba bout di, king royalness
When a friend and company, she a follow mi a get di tip
Say what happen to the King man you use to be wit
Yo, well a, it seem like say she diss
The lyrics to Jah Mason's "Princess Gone" tell the story of a man whose princess has left him and gone far away without warning. He finds a note that she has left behind, explaining that she is going to stay where she is. The man is confused and hurt, asking what happened to the honor and royalness that she used to possess. He sees that she has changed, wearing short shorts and disregarding the values that she once held. The man tries to reason with her, questioning why she has left and why she is no longer acting polite. He realizes that she has been influenced by the wrong crowd and has forgotten about the king royalness that they once shared.
The song is a lament about the loss of love and values in a relationship. The man is devastated that the woman he loved has changed so much and has left him without explanation. He questions what happened to the honor and royalness that they once shared, and recognizes that her behavior has been influenced by the people she surrounds herself with. The song is a cautionary tale about the power of influence and the importance of staying true to oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Rastafari know.
Acknowledgment of Rastafari's awareness.
Where mi princess dey star
Asking where his princess is.
Come in like she make a trod a ya
Seems like she made a path here.
Yo, den, yo, yo, yo, den, yo...
Vocalization to emphasize the point.
My Princess gone
His princess is gone.
Far far away
She is very far away.
And she left me a note
She left a note behind.
Saying she's going to stay
The note says she's going to stay where she is.
From di other day, say she a flop up, & mi see say she go flip
From the other day, she is acting unpredictably and irrational.
Wit di likkle short shorts, she have hitch up pan her hip
She's wearing short shorts and has them pulled up on her hips.
Is like she all forget about... di royalness
She seems to have forgotten about their royal status.
Her friend and company, she a follow mi get di tip
She's following the advice of her friends.
Yo, roundabout she just a jump, she jus a skip,
She's frivolously jumping and skipping around.
Say what happen to the honor you know you use to keep
He's questioning her loss of honor and respect.
Say what happen to the King, where you use to be wit
He's asking where her loyalty to him as her king went.
Yo, well mi see say dat a un. unloyal
He sees that she's being disloyal.
I make di trod inna di days, she make di trod inna di night
He's stating that he made his path in the day and she made hers at night.
And she know say she was wrong
She knows she's in the wrong.
And she know dat I was right
She knows that he was right.
What happen to royalness, no more you nah act polite
He's upset that she is no longer acting like royalty and respecting him.
When mi see say dat you, ready fi, put up a fight
He's noticed that she's ready to fight with him.
From di away day mi, see say you, acting hype
From the beginning, he saw that she was acting overly excited.
When your friend dem you go follow, and you follow di wrong type
He's calling out her for following the wrong type of friends.
She nuh memba bout di, king royalness
She's not remembering their status as king and queen.
Yo, well a, it seem like say she diss
It seems like she's disrespecting him.
And she left me a note
She left a note behind.
Saying she's going to stay
The note says she's going to stay where she is.
And she left me a note
She left a note behind.
Saying she's going to stay
The note says she's going to stay where she is.
Contributed by William D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.