Original Gangster

Now notice how little badmind gwan and stop run up dem mouth
But let me tell you something, man
Dem gonna waan spread rumour, waan ruin the business
A me control the border
Selassie I, dem come to take over, seen?
Lord have mercy!

The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster
Original, original
Me are the lyrics teacher, the teacher

Look how me catch mi hat and catch it pon di side
Me get off fi mi money and me buy mi new ride
A lot of sexy pretty girl, me have dem inside
All the badmind people better run and hide
Me tell you this

The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster
The original, original
The lyrics inventor, inventor

A when me hold the microphone, say, I am the danger
Me are go ram dancehall and kill dem with the culture
Galang, say, Raggamuffin, 'cause you hot like pepper
And listen Raggamuffin pon di mic center
Me get di protection from almighty Jah Jah

True, the original, original
Me are the gangster, the gangster
The original, original
I man are the gangster, the gangster

And did you know, say, Raggamuffin, me have the title?
To test the Raggamuffin, that is impossible
Don't you know that Kutty Rankin, me invisible
When me hold the microphone, a me got the title

The original, original
Me are the gangster, the gangster
The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster

Look how di culture lyrics, dem a flow off of fi mi lip
If a boy come test me, me are go come off of mi hip
A little after that me are go lash him with the whip
Say, galang, Kutty Rank, because you physical fit

The original, original
Me are the gangster, the gangster
The original, original
Me are the gangster, the gangster

Come-come listen Kutty Rank deh pon di mic center
Dem a run up dem mouth, dem a criticize
Go-go tell the world, say, dem a back biter
Dem gone a country, gone jump Kumina
Me say, with dem granny and dem mother and father
Dem a try work science pon di Rankin Cutter
Used to live pon Shabba, then di start pon Ninja
Now dem waan come turn pon di Rankin Cutter
Get protection from almighty Jah Jah

True, the original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster
The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster

A if me chop dem up, why dem call me di butcher?
Say, the meat nah eat no one who scaly and no pepper
Me just leave dat fi mi damn dog later
Come listen Kutty Rank, I kill dem with the culture
Then me catch mi hat, me catch it pon di side
Me buy mi girl, me buy her a pretty new ride
A lot of sexy girl, dem a ride inside
But listen Kutty Rank deh pon di riddim a ride

The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster
The original, original
Me are the gangster, me are the gangster

Me do a dozen push up and get physical fit
If a boy come try a thing, me are go lash dem with the whip
Me lash dem with the whip, a pure bloodclaat drip
And dem family run 'way and spoil weh pon a ship

True, the original, original
Original gangster, the gangster
Original, original
Original gangster, the gangster