Ranking Joe – Arleen

Went out to east to check Harry Geez
But Harry Geez happen to be wanted by the bees
But here comes our play, my brand new release
Here comes my play, musical disc to make you jump an’ twist
So gather ‘round, don’t be the clown, when I tell you
Musical show every hour an’ di hour (Do it)
Say, come-make we seek him all ‘round day
Bam-diddly-bam-bam-diddly, rock it then down deh (Hey)
Cah, make you scrub it then down deh

Chorus

Leave fi mi gal Arleen
Man, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen

Verse 1

No, true, she live over di housing scheme
Man, but she cook an’ she wash very clean
Man, an’ if you hold her pon her hand, she are go scream!

Chorus

Man, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen (Oh Lord)
Leave fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)

Verse 2

A so she love mi
A so she want mi
She so she love mi
Mi say she want mi

Chorus

You better leave fi mi gal Arleen
Man, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen
Lord, mi say, she wash mi gaberdine well clean
Lord, mi say, she cook mi food well-well clean
Bang-diddly-didly, leave fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)
You better leave fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)
Mi say, no trouble fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)

An’ then no matter what dem do
An’ then no matter what dem say
Well-a, keep on coming down
When you hear my play the really way

Chorus

Cah say, no trouble fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)
Mi say, no meddle fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)

Verse 4

I said-a, sister Jane, hey, down di lane
Di gal just a bawl out mi name (Hey)
But if you want fi mi chin, you have fi give in a di ring
You want fi mi ring, you have fi fling up everything
You want fi mi chaparrita, Lord, you have hold di seater

Chorus

Bang-diddly-diddly, but you leave fi mi gal Arleen
Lord, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)

Verse 5

A so she love mi, a so she mind mi
She say she want mi, she nah left mi
An’ then a little after dat mi are go put on di ring

You better leave fi mi gal Arleen
Lord, mi say, no trouble fi mi gal Arleen (Hey)

Verse 6

Mi say, mi know a little gal by di name of Arleen
All di while, said-a, mi she love (Hey)
An’ when mi find out, Tony-him a go deh
An’ when mi find out, go deh
But when mi find out Arleen say him love it
Cost fi mi life (Mi have fi get it)
Cost mi mi month pay (Mi have fi get it)
It cost mi mi weeks pay (Mi have fi get it)
‘Cause a something (Mi must have fi get it)
Just argument, huh, I said-a, conscious argument

Chorus

Bang-diddly-widdly, Lord, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen
Cah man, a you no trouble fi mi Arleen

Verse 7

Bang-diddly-widdly, say she live over di housing scheme
Lord, mi say, she cook an’ she wash very clean
Lord, mi say, she wash mi gaberdine well clean
Cho man, mi say, no trouble fi mi gal Arleen

Bridge

Bang-diddly-widdly (Hu-hu)
Bang-diddly-bang-bang-diddly (Hu-hu)
Bang-bang-bang-bang-diddly
Bang-bang-bang-bang-diddly
Bang-widdly-widdly-widdly-diddly-widdly
Bang-bang-diddly-diddly-bum-bam-diddly
Bang-bang-bang-diddly, bang-bang-bang-diddly

Outro

No trouble fi mi somethin’ Arleen (Huh)
No trouble fi mi gal Arleen
Cho man, you better leave fi mi gal Arleen (You know?)