Lord have ya seen Johnny Aberdeen

dis man's really amazin'

in three piece suit or jeans

he's in I magazine, on every tele screen

goin' whey no man no man has been

behind da scene oh behind da scene!

Ah wish dat I could be as righteous as Johnny

don't care 'bout di money, di gals or di glory

mi know de time will tell

if Johnny gone a hell or if Johnny's singin' wid angels!

Breddas and sistas do you remember

Aberdeen's last letter, him died of strong fever

di month was decemberbut who know di hour?

goin' whey no man no man has been

behind da scene oh behind da scene!

Ah wish dat I could see a good man like Johnny

don't care 'bout di money, di gals or di glory

Johnny never grow old, he had di heart of gold!

I runaway yeah runaway
coz I don't like de game you play
I runaway tryin' to find another way
I runaway yeah runaway
you made of iron and I made of clay
I runaway Jackie go your own way!

I don't know what to say when I see Jackie play, I don't know what to say
Oh Jackie you're no good, yes I'd go if I could I'd kill you if I could!

I runaway yeah runaway Jackie it's more dan I can pay
I runaway you broke my heart dat day!
I runaway yeah runaway there'll be no more us nor we
I runaway Jackie why you did dat to me?

I runaway yeah runaway
now you're just a memory
I runaway but di virus 's still in me!

I don't know what to say when I see Jackie play, I don't know what to say
I fell fe all your tricks just like a ton of bricks I fell fe all your tricks!!

I like reggae
di dirty reggae
early reggae
di rude rude reggae!
rockas reggae
psychedelic reggae!

I like reggae
funky reggae like inna JA
a dehso mi go deh!
bashy bashy reggae
satnite reggae!

Prince Buster reggae
Desmond Dekker reggae
Derrick Morgan reggae
Ethiopians reggae
Laurel Aitken reggae
Pioneers reggae!

Dice di boss reggae
Symarip reggae
Toots Hibbert reggae
Lee Perry reggae
Alton Ellis reggae
Ken Booth reggae!

Margarita
Margarita
Margarita
Margarita

Rushden road Margarita danced
"blow Don D blow" she said like inna trance
she was de queen of de rumba beat
he was de troubled man of de ska beat.
On new year's eve inna Johnsontown
de Skatalites played from dusk till dawn
wrong medication plus depression
blood on de floor whappened troubled Don?

Margarita
Margarita
Margarita
Margarita


Stabbed in di chest convicted murderer
she met her death when she met her lover
"open di door fi me open Junie!"
di clock stroke four...end of di story.
Inna Bellevue, home of lunatics,
di doctor kicked Don Cosmic so sick
di musical prophet sowed de seeds
a precious sound's now rulin' de streets

oh Dapango wha mek you galang so?

yeah now Dapango...Dapango gone a Babylon
wha mek you gwan so?
Dapango...come back yahso....Dapango...

Oh Dapango ya sey mi haffi know
wha you fi galang so

oh Dapango ah sey mi haffi know!!

spellbound, yes I'm still around
spellbound after all dis time

spellbound yes I'm still around
spellbound way back beyond
spellbound to di oldest time of man
spellbound...my mind is a clown...

spellbound way back beyond to di oldest time of man!
spellbound yes I'm still around
my mind is a clown!

spellbound yes I'm still around my mind is a clown
spellbound after all dis time no I never frown…