How Do You Do

How do you do? (A wha' do dem dread?)
Long time I and I no hear from you
I say, how do you do? (Cho!)
I wanna know...

How all of I people living over abroad
Long time some no come my yard, ah I
Yes, I wanna know...
How all of I people living in foreign land
Long time some no see I man, ah I

But if you living up there in Uncle Scamp
How do you do? Ah I
Living over in Elizabeth land
How do you do? Ah I
And if you living up there in Canada
How do you do? Ah I
Living down there in Japan
How do you do? Tell I 'cause I wanna know

I wanna know...
How all of I people living over abroad
Long time some no come my yard, ah I
Yes, I wanna know...
How all of I people living in foreign land
Long time some no see I man, ah I

I hear say some of dem up deh just working inna tire shop
Man pon corner deh backa yard say, dem sure get flop
I hear say some of dem up deh get caught up in the coke and crack
Some lost dem travelling documents, dem not coming back
But your families dem want to know

Let me know...
How all of I people living over abroad
Long time some no come my yard, ah I
I wanna know...
How all of I people living in foreign land
Long time some no see I man, ah I

I hear that some of dem up deh just working with the government
Giving classified information for dollars and cents
I hear that some of dem up deh can't even pay dem owna rent
'Cause dem girl out and flirt out, get bruk and can't find a pence

Come and let a man know what a gwan
I wanna know...
How all of I people live in foreign land
Long time some no see I man, ah I
I wanna know...
How all of I people living over abroad
Long time some no come my yard, ah I

Some of dem live inna Brooklyn
Some of dem live in the Bronx
Some of dem live a Birmingham and
Some of dem live inna London
And some of dem inna Montreal
Woah-woah-woii!
A dem we a call, ah I

'Cause if you living up there in Uncle Scamp
How do you do? Ah I
Living over there in Elizabeth land
How do you do? Ah I
And if you living down there in Japan
How do you do? Ah I
Living down there in Russia
How do you do? Want to hear from all of you

I wanna know...
How all of I people living over abroad
Long time some no come my yard, ah I
Yes, I wanna know...
How all of I people living in foreign land
Long time some no see I man, ah I

If you living up there in Brooklyn
How do you do?
Living down there in the Bronx
How do you do? Ah I