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Tangerines and Elephants Lyrics

One Jamaican linked with Haitian
This song is a collaboration between Elephant Man, a Jamaican artist, and Wyclef Jean, a Haitian artist.

Y'all know elephant man on bad boy?!
Elephant Man is a part of Bad Boy Records.

This is a bad boy records, vp productions!
This song is a joint production between Bad Boy Records and VP Records.

They call me Diddy, elephant man (dem fi know!) wyclef!
The artists featured in this song are Diddy, Elephant Man, and Wyclef Jean.

{once upon a time I got my visa} worldwide production! ah!
This song is an international production with artists from Jamaica, Haiti, and the United States.

Search search search but they can't find nothin' (nothin') Look look look but they cant find nothin' Oh oh oh oh oh oh! five o!
The police are searching for something, but they can't find it.

Wyclef they wanna frame frame frame say they lookin' for somethin' My lawyer got me off now I'm sittin' in somethin'
People are trying to frame Wyclef for something, but his lawyer was able to prove his innocence.

Once you hear that woo! woo! woo! (come on!) put the stash away! When you hear that woo! woo! woo! (weh yuh seh!) a.k. away (a lie!) Yo! you got your thing on ya? (i got my ting on mi) You got your thing on ya? (of course mi have mi ting) Once you hear that woo! woo! woo! (weh yuh seh!) put the stash away! When you hear that woo! woo! woo! (uh huh!) a.k. away (a lie!) Yo! you got your thing on ya? (mi have mi ting pon mi)
When you hear police sirens (woo woo woo), you should hide any illegal items you have (stash away). If someone asks if you have your weapon on you (thing on ya), you should respond affirmatively (got my ting on mi) but hide it if necessary (a.k. away).

Ele! if the feds did draw you (who?) what you 'gon do? (nah go run him dung and go awhile him a go give him a clue) If you gave him consignment he said you'll have the money (betta disappear cause then you will miss him mi a go dun him) Now if he run to the cops and you see him on the block (bragga! brap! coppa a go fire non stop!) Now you in front of the judge! (two years a cowboy lost time, dem fi know a more than that we run!)
If the federal authorities arrest you, you should not try to give them information (nah go run him dung and go awhile him a go give him a clue). If you gave someone illegal items to sell and they promise to pay you later, you should disappear from sight if they don't follow through on their promise (betta disappear cause then you will miss him mi a go dun him). If that person goes to the police and you see them, you should shoot at the police (coppa a go fire non stop). If you end up in court, the punishment is likely to be more severe than just two years (two years a cowboy lost time, dem fi know a more than that we run!).

So watch out for informers! (informers! murda di bwoy deh! murda di bwoy deh! m-murda di bwoy deh!) I'm talkin bout informers! (informers! m-murda di bwoy deh! murda di bwoy deh! m-m-murda di bwoy deh!) Watch out for the snitches! (snitches! murda di bwoy deh! m-m-murda di bwoy deh! m-murda di bwoy deh!)
Be cautious of people who may betray you to the police or other authorities (informers) and be prepared to take extreme measures to protect yourself (murda di bwoy deh).

Trust me you don't care if your baby (if your baby) just born (just born) The handcuffs he 'gon, put them on (put them on) He don't care if you, lost your job (don't care) This your gonna find yourself locked up behind the bars They don't care!
The police don't care about your personal circumstances or relationships and will arrest you regardless of what is happening in your life.

So all my ghetto soldiers out there! drive safely, beware, there out there, you feel me?! Be careful, be safe, protect yourself Bad boy! brrapp! brrapp! brrapp! brrapp! brrapp! Come on man elephant man's on bad boy now!
The artists want their fans to be cautious and protect themselves from danger, and they use the Bad Boy Records slogan (brrapp) to emphasize this message.