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beenie man Lyrics

Zow! Zagga zagga zow now, the break is over now
The intro of the song announcing the end of the break

Oh lord lord lord lord lord!!! release on the break
Asking for the music to be resumed after the break

Anyway dem get mi, mad, mad mad mad mad mad
The singer is annoyed at someone or something that has made him mad

Mad mad mad mad mad, mad mad mad mad, dem get mi mad yuh know
The singer is repeating that he is mad, just in case the listener did not understand the previous line

Mad, mad mad mad mad mad mad, mi mi mad mad, mad mad mad mad mad mad
Reinforcing the fact that he is really mad

From yuh bun chi chi man let mi see di han a go up
If one is against homosexuals, the singer wants them to raise their hand(s)

Mek mi see di han a go up mek mi see di hand a go up
Reiterating that he wants to see their hand(s) raised

Hang chi chi gal wid a long piece a rope
He wants to see homosexuals hung

Bun hypocrite let mi see di hand a go up
If one is against hypocrites, the singer wants them to raise their hand(s)

Hang obeah man wid a long piece a rope
He wants to see witch doctors hung

Anyway!!! Man who know bout fishin dem a fisherman (Yeah!!!)
People who fish, are called fishermen

Man dat groe him locks him is a rastaman (Yeah!!!)
People who have dreadlocks, are called Rastafarians

A man dat go a church him is a christian (Yeah!!!)
People who attend church, are called Christians

Man a fuck anotha man him is a battyman!!! (Yeah!!!)
People who have sex with other men, are called homosexuals

And a man dat guard yuh life him is a bodyguard (Yeah!!!)
People who protect others, are called bodyguards

And a man dat guard di house him is a homeguard (Yeah!!!)
People who guard houses, are called homeguards

Man a save yuh from drownin is a lifeguard (Yeah!!!)
People who save others from drowning, are called lifeguards

Man a watch a man batty is a batty guard!!! (Yeah!!!)
People who watch other men's buttocks, are called 'batty guards'

Gal dem plenty ten and twenty, gal from town and gal from country
There are many women, from many different places

Gal from Maypen gal from Centi, head back fi di one dem well ugly
There are women even from less popular parts of Jamaica, but not all of them are attractive

Well mi give gold to Susy and platinum to Angie
He has given expensive gifts to women named Susy and Angie

Just fi di wine weh di two a dem lend mi
He gave them expensive gifts so that they would dance with him

One a dem good but di next one crazy
One of the women is nice, but the other is crazy

Nuh batty bwoy caan impress mi
The singer cannot be impressed by homosexuals

Badman bun batty man let mi see di han a go up
If one is against homosexuals, the singer wants them to raise their hand(s)

Hang chi chi gal wid a long piece a rope
He wants to see homosexuals hung

Bun hypocrite let mi see di hand a go up
If one is against hypocrites, the singer wants them to raise their hand(s)

Hang obeah man wid a long piece a rope
He wants to see witch doctors hung

dem get mi, mad, mad mad mad mad mad
The singer is annoyed at someone or something that has made him mad

Mad mad mad mad mad, mad mad mad mad, dem get mi mad yuh know
The singer is repeating that he is mad, just in case the listener did not understand the previous line

Mad, mad mad mad mad mad mad, mi mi mad mad, mad mad mad mad mad mad
Reinforcing the fact that he is really mad

dem get mi, wicked a wicked a terrible wicked a wicked a wicked
The singer is really, really mad

A terrible terri....dem get mi mad a now
The singer is really, really mad (continuation)

And everybody wave yuh hand inna di air a now
Asking the audience to wave their hands in the air

And mek mi see di lighta dem right now!!!!
Asking the audience to use their lighters in the air

Oh na na na na na
A Jamaican slang term, meaning various things like 'Wow', 'Oh really', 'No way', or 'yes' (depending on the context)