Border Patrol

It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, hmmm

Going to Miami via Vancouver coming from Jamaica
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
I was on the outside, for some reason, they won't let me enter, hmmm
I went to the border, they say my passport was not in order and so
Seven of us got back on the bus, felt like a looser, hmmm
We went from rooms, we got some food, am I a dream, hmmm
I went to some club, they were playing reggae, rock and blues a, hmmm
I know I'm a winner, but this time they say I'm a looser
But I said, hey, but I said, hey

It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile

The next day I came back to the embassy
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
I was an early birdie, at 8:30, hmmm
Set the mouse free, let him enter, hmmm
Don't forget immigrants build this country, hmmm
Out of all the people, me they decided to remove a, hmmm
He said come this way, you look like somebody we a look for, hmmm
Searching my bag, take my shoe, ran it through the computer
Dong, ding-ding, ding-ding

Wump-pem-pay-ay
Wump-pem-pay pay-pay pay-ow
Oh-fizit-now-zet
Wump-pem-pay-ay
Wump-pem-pay pay-pay pay-ow
I'm about to expose it

It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, hmmm

Cock-a-doodle-doo, doodle-doo-oo, I am the rooster, hmmm
Stop spinning me around like, I'm some roller coaster
Don-ding, don, ding-ding, ding-ding

You make it seems I'm the most wanted, hmmm
Take me out of this room, it's so scary and haunted, hmmm
Jamaica, Jamaica, I am a teacher, hmmm
I'm an singer, and actor, born entertainer, hmmm
You've taken away my passport and my visa, hmmm
Sending me away, back to jamaica, hmmm

It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile

I was on my way to California coming from Taiwan, Mexican border
I was there with a Mexican who was a poncho villam, hmmm
He said to me, do you want burrito, time for a salsa, hmmm
I said I've got to go, I've got to go to California, hmmm
Immigration officer let me pass the border, hmmm
You know what I got to do, a show in Los Angeles California, hmmm

It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive
Trying harder, harder to get across the border, to hit the i-95
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile

Going to Miami via Vancouver, coming from Jamaica
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
I was on the outside, for some reason, they won't let me enter
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
I went to the border they say my passport was not in order, and so
Seven of us got back on the bus, felt like a looser
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
We got some food and we got some rooms in Vancouver
Don-ding, don, ding-ding-ding
We went to some club, they were playing reggae, rock and blues a, I can not confuse a
I guess I was winner, but this time they said I was a looser
I not confuse a, what I said

I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile, jah know
I'll walk, I'll talk, but I not crawl on my belly like a reptile
It's getting harder, harder to get across the border, ain't no jive