Soak It

Saltfish, saltfish, saltfish
When de jab-jab cookin saltfish deh
Does soak it good, soak it, soak it,
Soak it good,
Jab-jab never use no stove we hit
It up with some firewood
Soak it, soak it, soak it good
Ah put de fig in de saltfish
Zaboka in de saltfish
If ah cookin de saltfish, my hand
Go be in de saltfish, Nina go bring
She saltfish, Naya go bring she saltfish
Wah we season de saltfish, nuttin
Sweeter than saltfish.
Listen before yuh talk, we have ah
Coup on de block
Dem fellas go bring deh wood
Dem ladies go bring de pot
And before de fire start
Somebody run in de shop and get ah
Couple pound ah flour cause dumplin
Goin in dat.
When de jab-jab cookin saltfish deh
Does soak it good, soak it, soak it,
Soak it good,
Jab-jab never use no stove we hit
It up with some firewood
Soak it, soak it, soak it good
Ah put de fig in de saltfish
Zaboka in de saltfish
If ah cookin de saltfish, my hand
Go be in de saltfish, Winette go bring
She saltfish, Valin go bring she saltfish
Wah we season de saltfish, nuttin
Sweeter than saltfish.
When it come to jab, saltfish could
Never waste,
We eat till we belly full and we rub
It all in we face
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How ah do up she own, when ah put in
Cucumber, she doh wah me take out de bone.
When de jab-jab cookin saltfish deh
Does soak it good, soak it, soak it,
Soak it good,
Jab-jab never use no stove we hit
It up with some firewood
Soak it, soak it, soak it good
Ah put de fig in de saltfish
Zaboka in de saltfish
If ah cookin de saltfish, my hand
Go be in de saltfish, Fayann go bring
She saltfish, Patrice go bring she saltfish
Wah we season de saltfish, nuttin
Sweeter than saltfish.
*** go get ah taste, ** say how we want
When nobody ain't watchin, he theif
Ah piece in de front
Well yuh know jab ain't shame
Yuh know de jab-jab ain't care
And yuh see J'ouvert morning we doh
Wah know saltfish with hair.
When de jab-jab cookin saltfish deh
Does soak it good, soak it, soak it,
Soak it good,
Jab-jab never use no stove we hit
It up with some firewood
Soak it, soak it, soak it good
Ah put de fig in de saltfish
Zaboka in de saltfish
If ah cookin de saltfish, my hand
Go be in de saltfish, Nina go bring
She saltfish, Maya go bring she saltfish
Wah we season de saltfish, nuttin
Sweeter than saltfish.
When de jab-jab cookin saltfish deh
Does soak it good, soak it, soak it,
Soak it good,
Jab-jab never use no stove we hit
It up with some firewood
Soak it, soak it, soak it good
Ah put de fig in de saltfish
Zaboka in de saltfish
If ah cookin de saltfish, my hand
Go be in de saltfish, Nina go bring
She saltfish, Maya go bring she saltfish
Wah we season de saltfish, nuttin
Sweeter than saltfish.