Now dis one dedicated to the gyals,
Dem wid di angel face and the devil heart.
Yuh no say Ragamuffin Chaka Demus an' youth called Pliers,
Come to deal with your case.
Step up my youth, hear dis!
I know this little girl, her name is Maxine,
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose.
If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine,
You would a say I don't know what I know, but:
Murder she wrote. (fi real, fi real)
Murder she wrote.
Murder she wrote.
Murder she wrote.
Watch ya now, it name,
A pretty face and bad character.
Dem the kinda livin' can't, hold Chaka. (follow me!)
A pretty face and bad character,
Dem the kinda livin' can't, hold Chaka.
Seh gal yuh pretty,
Yuh face it pretty,
But yuh character dirty,
Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty,
Yuh run to Tom, Dick, an' also Harry,
An' when yuh find yuh mistake.
Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry (come now!)
Have her cruise di corner where she jooks an' where she jam,
She know about Lou, Crack an' every money man.
Me talk about coolie chiney, white man and indian,
Di wickedest kind a girl whey Mr. Pliers buk upon.
Now when yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine,
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose.
If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine,
You would a say I don't know what I know, but:
Murder she wrote. (murderation man)
Murder she wrote.
Murder she wrote. (na na na)
Murder she wrote.
Watch yuh now stand still,
Yuh no pay me light bill,
If yuh tes di Ragamuffin,
Gal ya gwan get kill.
Gal keep 'way,
Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie.
An' di limits of me talk of if a DJ,
Gal come out,
Becaw yuh nuh shockout.
Now when yuh hear di Ragamuffin,
Yuh haffi jump and shout.
Now touch me gate,
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate,
Becaw great is great, yuh cyaan underate. (Follow me!)
Yuh pretty face an' bad character,
Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka. (Follow me!)
Yuh pretty face an' bad character,
Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka.
Seh gal yuh pretty,
Yuh face it pretty,
But yuh character dirty,
Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty,
Yuh run to Tom, Dick, an' also Harry,
An' when yuh find yuh mistake.
Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry.
Now every middle of the year dis girl go have abortion,
Fi di coolie, white man, indian no seek inna nail fun?
An' jus di other day me see her six months pregnant,
Now she up an' switch her girl with other baby inna pram.
So yuh heard about this girl her name is Maxine,
Her beauty's like a bunch of rose.
An' if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine,
You would a say I don't know what I know, but:
Murder she wrote.
Murder she wrote.
Murder she wrote. (na na na)
Murder she wrote.
Excuse me!
Gal me never know yuh a so yuh stay,
Ragamuffin Chaka Demus com fi flash it same way.
Waoh woa.. (Follow me!)
Yuh pretty face an' bad character,
Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka. (Follow me!)
Yuh pretty face an' bad character,
Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka.
Seh gal yuh pretty,
Yuh face it pretty,
But yuh character dirty,
Gal yuh just act too, flirty flirty,
Yuh run to Tom, Dick, an' also Harry,
An' when yuh find yuh mistake.
Yuh talk bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry.
Di gal a pose an' a brag how she look sexy,
All she worship is pure vanity.
Di gal a pose anna brag how she look ready,
When she wash her clothes it dirty.
Gal yuh no ready,
If yuh cyaan cook fi mi.
Gal yuh no ready,
If yuh cyaan wash fi mi.
Gal yuh nuh ready,
If yuh know yuh flirty flirty. (Follow me!)
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka. (Follow me now)
Yuh pretty face an' bad character, (Murder she wrote)
Dem the kinda livin' can't (Murder she wrote) hold Chaka.
So stand still, (Murder she wrote, na na na)
Yuh no pay me light bill,
An' if yuh tes di ragamuffin, (Murder she wrote)
Gal ya gwan get kill, Gal keep 'way,
Caw yuh ahaffi back way,
An' di ((limit see me talk)) of him a DJ,
Gal come out, becaw yuh nuh shockout,
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin,
Yuh haffi jump and shout,
Now touch me gate,
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate,
Becaw great is great is yuh gong fi di rate. (Come down)
Now yuh heard about this little girl her name is Maxine,
Her face is like a bunch of rose.
Man a if I ever tell you bout Maxine,
You would a say I don't know what I know..