Lost Mi Love
Yellowman Lyrics

Lost mi love upon the Queen's Highway (x2)
Yellowman lost his love on the Queen's Highway and he repeats it twice for emphasis.

never get it back until the very next day (x2)
He won't get his love back until the following day, and he repeats it for emphasis.

Me search down Kingston til Montego Bay (x2)
Yellowman searched all over Jamaica, from Kingston to Montego Bay, for his lost love, and he repeats it for emphasis.

Me can't find me girl name Fay/ She must have gone with the boss deejay
Yellowman can't find his girl, Fay, and suspects that she went with the boss deejay.

Ca me no matter what the people of the world may say / Me no matter what the people of the world may say
Yellowman doesn't care about what other people say and repeats it to emphasize his point.

Before me go a bed me say me know me haffi pray / She gone with the boss deejay
Yellowman knows he has to pray before going to bed and acknowledges that his girl has gone with the boss deejay.

Jah man she gone with the boss deejay
Yellowman repeats that his girl has gone with the boss deejay, this time calling out to Jah for help.

Ca wan L.O.V.E. love you / want K.I.S.S. kiss you / wan L.O.V.E. love you / want K.I.S.S. kiss you
Yellowman wants to love and kiss the person he's addressing and repeats it twice.

I would a give you lickle loving (oh Jah) / I would a give you lickle loving (oh Jah)
Yellowman expresses his desire to give the person he's addressing some affection, repeating it twice and calling out to Jah.

Because me Lost mi love upon the Queen's Highway (x2) / never get it back until the very next day (x2) / She gone with the boss deejay
Yellowman repeats his initial lines to remind listeners of the situation and ends by reiterating that his girl is gone with the boss deejay.

Me take away Carol from Errol / Me take away Sharon from Devon / Me take away Patsy from Rubie / Me no make love go man you make love stay
Yellowman lists the names of the women he's taken from other men and asserts that he's skilled in keeping them around.

Well no badda feel no way or you fe hear a when me say / Say all you gotta do you gotta forward through my door / But I tell you lickle girl I gonna give you some more / Me no matter what they do me say no matter what they say, Cas
Yellowman tells the person he's talking to not to feel bad and that all they need to do is come to his door. He promises to give her more love and asserts that he doesn't care what others may do or say.

Me No lost fe mi love up a Constant Spring (x2) / Me take away the queen from the king (x2) / Ca man all you gotta do you gotta do your own thing, Ca me
Yellowman declares that he hasn't lost his love in Constant Spring, and he's even taken the queen from the king. He encourages listeners to do their own thing, like he does.

Me can't find me girl named Fay (x2) / She Must have gone with the Boss Deejay / No true me search Kingston down to Montego Bay / search Kingston down to Montego Bay
Yellowman repeats that he can't find his girl, Fay, and suspects she went with the boss deejay. He searched all over Jamaica for her, emphasizing his efforts.

I wan L.O.V.E. love you / I want K.I.S.S. kiss you / Ca man a all you gotta do you keep a forward and true / But I tell you lickle girl I never turn my back on you / Girl you I love and me say not another / you may change but I will never
Yellowman repeats his desire to love and kiss the person he's addressing and urges her to keep moving forward. He promises never to turn his back on her and declares that he loves her and won't love anyone else.

Say all you gotta do you gotta forward through my door / But I tell you lickle girl I gonna love you some more / Say one, two, I love you / And three, four I gonna love you some more / Say five, six I gonna give you my kiss/ ca sugar me coffee and you sugar your tea / You sugar your lips before you give it to me
Yellowman reinforces the idea that all the person needs to do is come to his door. He promises to love her more and calls out countdowns, ending with a line about sharing sugar in tea and coffee, playfully suggesting they share a kiss.

Me drink sof' drink me no smoke Craven A, Ca me
Yellowman drinks soft drinks but doesn't smoke cigarettes, and he repeats it with emphasis.

Me take away Carol from Errol / take away Sharon from Ian / Me take away Mildred from Fathead / Becaw me
Yellowman repeats the women he's taken from other men and asserts that he's responsible for it.

Say all you gotta do you gotta forward through my door / But I tell you lickle girl I gonna love you some more
Once again, Yellowman tells the person that she just has to come to his door and promises to love her more.

Say one, two, I love you / And three, four I gonna love you some more / Say five, six I gonna give you my kiss/ ca sugar me coffee and you sugar your tea / You sugar your lips before you give it to me
Yellowman calls out countdowns and ends with a playful suggestion that they share a kiss after they both stir their drinks with sugar.

Lost mi love upon the Queen's Highway (x2)
Yellowman repeats his opening lines to remind listeners of the situation and ends the song the way he started.