Dem Sight The Boss
Yellowman Lyrics

Intro: you see all them a talk
Acknowledging that people are talking about him.

Jah know me are the boss, seen?
Claiming to be the boss.

so all them that talk and a laugh
Referring to people talking and laughing about him.

You know them people dem talk, seen star?
Asking if the listener knows about the people talking about him.

As they sight the boss them amass (x3)
The people gather around as they see the boss.

Say that me drive up the bmw and park
Stating that he drove a BMW and parked it.

Fathead running by when them all cork?
Asking if Fathead saw everyone gathering around him when he parked.

Back off, back off mek the breeze cool we off (x2)
Asking people to back off and let him breathe.

Fathead: becaw you driving in your bmw
Fathead reminding him that people are gathering around because he drove a BMW.

And when you park and come out them never trouble you (x2)
Fathead noting that no one bothered him when he came out of the car.

Becaw me tall me no short and me know how fe park (x2)
Fathead stating his own height and parking skills.

Say you know me get me bike say me na go really walk (x2)
Fathead saying that he has a bike and won't walk.

As they sight the boss them haffi mass (x3)
People have to gather around when they see the boss.

Some a walk some a look and some of dem a laugh
Describing how people react when they see the boss.

And some of them amass like a snake on the grass
Some people gather around him quietly, like snakes on grass.

The whole of dem amass like a snake on the grass
All the people gather around him quietly.

Say fowl eat corn and cow eat grass me naw come last when me are de boss
Asserting that he won't be left behind because he's the boss.

Fathead: ca me say me and yellowman we a come from far
Fathead recounting that he and Yellowman have come a long way together.

Know we turn a deejay and we turn superstar
Recalling their journey from deejays to superstars.

We have one bike and we have one car
Stating that they have one bike and one car.

We can drive from kingston to sav-la-mar
Saying they can travel from Kingston to Savanna-la-Mar.

The ass last, me cow last but tell you yellowman is still the boss (x2)
Asserting that even though he may not have much, he's still the boss.

Fathead: caw dem a amass like a snake on the grass
Fathead noting how people gather around like snakes on grass.

Me tall me no short but a truth me a tall
Stating that he is really tall.

Saw inna jamaica and over new york
Saying that he's seen this kind of thing in Jamaica and New York.

Me say the (...)?nowadays it a kinda sweet
Making an unclear statement that it's sweet nowadays.

Any man naw gwaan dem naw say no thing
Saying that no one will say anything bad because he's the boss.

When me a drive i don' love to walk
Saying that he doesn't like to walk when he's driving.

Caw everytime me walk people see me and a laugh
Stating that people laugh at him when he walks.

Some walk, some a talk and some a skylark
Describing how people react when he walks.

Some sitdung inna front and on the sidewalk
Describing how people sit down in front of him and on the sidewalk.

As they sight the boss them haffi mass (x3)
People have to gather around when they see the boss.