Twitta

Wild Gilbert

Wa wa wild gilbert! well gilbert yuh gone ha ha
Now wi can chat behind yuh back
Wa wa wild gilbert

Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Come now come now come now

Unno si mi dish unno si mi dish,
Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
Unno si mi dish unno si mi fire!
Rough! we would like to express our sympathies
To those affected by gilbert
Wa wa wild gilbert

Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Come now

Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
Anybody unno si mi satellite d-d-dish
Unno si mi dish, unno si mi dish
Anybody unno si mi satellite dish
Come! dish tek off like flying saucer
Mi roof migrate without a visa
Bedroom full up a water
Mi in a di dark nuh light nuh on ya
And through mi nuh have no generator mi seh
One cold beer cost ten dollar
Mi fish and mi meat spoil in di freezer
A pure bully beef full up mi structure come
Full a bully beef, full a bully beef,
Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully b-b-beef
Full a bully beef, full a bully beef
Mi caan get fi cook so mi full a bully beef come

Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with mi broom
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon

Water wet up mi shoes and a wet up mi hat
Wet up mi dog and wet up mi cat
Wet up di bed wet up mi parrot
Water wet up mi what's it not
Yuh mean yuh what not! no mi what's it not
Water wet up mi what's it not
Mi a look somewhere safe dry and warm
Di youth dem a loot in the raging storm
We thank di lord we never get hurt
Dem seh thank yuh lord for mr gilbert
Cause! yuh si mi fridge! a gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi colour tv! a gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi new stereo! a gilbert gimme
Yuh si mi new video! a gilbert gimme come now

Water come inna mi room huh huh
Mi sweep out some with di broom likkle bit
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
Follow mi!

Natty dreadlocks sidung inside
A look how gilbert a gwaan outside
When breeze lick dung mr chin restaurant
Natty dread jump up and chant
Lick dem jah! gwaan go dweet
A dem did gi di dread pork fi eat
Jook dem jah with storm and thunder
Tear off dem roof and bruk dem window
Two sheet a zinc blow off a joe house
Dread flash him locks and start to shout
Selassie jah! king of kings, show dem seh a we run tings
Blow weh dem house but mek dem survive
So when dem si I dem will realize
It's through I merciful why dem alive
Likkle after that gilbert turn back
Lift off di roof off a natty dread shack
Him seh blouse and skirt jah must a never know
Seh I&I live right ya so

Water come inna mi room jah know
Mi sweep out some with mi broom huh huh
Di likkle dog laugh to see such fun
And di dish run away with the spoon
When mi look up in di air mi si zinc like dirt
Wa wa wild gilbert
Mi sail mi brief but mi lose mi shirt
Wa wa wild gilbert