Swing it Up

Now, the race is not for the swift
But who can endure it
I and I know say we're well equipped
So, who, people?
Come yah so fi show it!
Lord have mercy
Say, pupa Chap inna the party
Do it!

This a the new dance weh make the place a mash up
This yah little dance weh dem call, "Swing It Up"
A the new dance weh make the place a mash up
This yah little dance weh dem call, "Swing It Up"
Swing it up, swing it up, Mr. Ron a swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, Mr. Juan a swing it up
The new type of dance make the place a mash up

Past Jan come, claim say him up
Nobody never show him how fi dance, swing it up
Miss Jane come with the teeth dem buck
When it come to swing it up, Miss Jane a the top
'Cause she dance, all model how dem line up
Nobody never know dem coulda dance, swing it up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

Hallelujah
Swing! Swing!
Lord have mercy
Sema phooli mein
Lord have mercy
Do it!
But mi say, shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap

Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

Prime Minister pass, see the crowd gather up
Him could not resist, him haffi haul and pull up
Him fling 'way him jacket and push in him shirt
Him jump inna the crowd and start swing it up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
The new type of dance make the place a mash up

Opposition, dem a come from Housing Trust
Decide fi stop and see what is up
When him look pon the people, dem a do the swing it up
Him just jump inna the crowd and start burn it up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap-bap, ba-dibby-dip
Shoobie-doobie-doo-bap-bap

The G.G. helicopter fly come pull up
When him see the crowd of people dem a dance, swing it up
Him bust out a laugh and say, "Dem know what?"
And say him ago show dem how fi dance, swing it up
As him start fi go show dem, hospital in him up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
The new type of dance make the place a mash up

Lindy hear 'bout the dance weh dem call, "Swing It Up"
Dash 'way him golf club and come fi join up
Him jump inna the crowd and start swing it up
Slide and drop a ground, and couldn't get up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

Hallelujah
Swing!
Lord have mercy
A wha' dem start?
Sema phooli mein
Lord have mercy
Do it!

A swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up
Swing it up, swing it up, everybody swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

American girl, dem a do the swing it up
Argentine girl, dem a do the swing it up
The British people, dem a do the swing it up

European people a do the swing it up

Caribbean people a do the swing it up
The whole wide world, dem a do the swing it up
Swing it up, swing it up, make we do the swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a bust up
Swing it up, swing it up, make we do the swing it up
A the new type of dance make the place a mash up

Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I got my money 'cause I just got paid