Rootsie & Boopsie You Are My Sunshine
Papa Winnie Lyrics

The dance hall has to ram, the dance hall has to ram
The dance hall needs to be filled to capacity with people dancing in a particular style.

It has to ram in a style and fashion
The dance must be done in a particular way and with a certain level of energy and excitement.

The nation has to jam, the nation has to jam
Everyone in the nation needs to come together and dance as one.

We gonna jam in a style and pattern
We are going to dance in a particular way and follow a particular rhythm.

Because is I, Papa Winnie, on the microphone stand
I am Papa Winnie, and I will be performing on the microphone.

The people doesn't know where I really come from
People are not sure of my background and where I originate from.

Me tall, me no short, me slim, me not fat
I am tall and slim, not short or fat.

And everytime I rap, me say
Every time I perform, I say this:

You are my sunshine my only sunshine
You bring light into my life and bring me happiness.

You make me happy, when skies are gray
Even when things seem bleak and gloomy, you bring me joy.

You never know, Dear, how much I love you
I don't always express or show my love, but it is deep and real.

So please don't take my sunshine away
Please don't take away the happiness and light that you bring to my life.

You are the woman, and I am the man
We are in a romantic relationship, with me being the male and you being the female.

And everything we do, jah knows we do it real strong
When we do things together, we do them with strength and purpose, with God knowing our intentions.

We are just modeling up the dance hall, is a style and fashion
We are showing others how to dance in a certain style and with a certain fashion.

Me and my girl, her name is Liana
My significant other's name is Liana, and we are together at this dance.

The talk of the town, is that we have two babies, twins
The gossip around town is that we have two young children who are twins.

One of them fat and one of then slim
One of the twins is heavier while the other is slimmer.

We call them Rootsie, Rootsie, Rootsie and Rootsie, Rootsie, Rootsie, Rootsie and Boops
We have named our twins Rootsie and Boops, repeating Rootsie's name multiple times.

Sufferation in the land, sufferation in the land
There is much suffering and hardship in our country and community.

Killing al my nation, Lord I can't understand
People are dying and being killed in our nation, and I cannot comprehend why this is happening.

Famine in the land, tribulation getting strong
There is not enough food to feed everyone, and problems and difficulties are becoming more severe.

they always have a plan to fool we Africans
Others always have a plan to deceive and exploit people from Africa.

Creating war in the East
War is being waged in the Eastern part of our country or region.

War in the West
War is being waged in the Western part of our country or region.

War in the North
War is being waged in the Northern part of our country or region.

And wat in the South
And similar problems are occurring in the Southern part of our country or region.

If love were a thing that money can buy
If love could be bought with money.

The rich man would live, and the poor man would die
Wealthy people would have love and poor people would not be able to afford it.