Rude Boy

Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays

Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer
Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer

Early, early, early Sunday morning
Another rude boy get shot down
And the people dem say
It's just another rude boy dies

Rude boy, rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays
When you get by, get by inna custody

Mi say, the goody dem a give, mi say, you no want that
A who coulda want that?
And the damn place full of pure chicken rat
A who coulda love that?

Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer
Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer

Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays

Mi say, the mother, she born hard believe
A she a bawl fi her one pickney
The father with the man pon him knee
A him a bawl say, him want son dead

Rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays
When you get by, get by inna custody

Mi say, the goody dem a give, mi say, you no want that
A who coulda want that?
And you can't even find a place of comfort
A who coulda love that?
And the damn place full of pure chicken rat
A who coulda love that?

Rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays
When you get by, get by inna custody

Mi say, the goody dem a give, mi say, you no want that
A who coulda want that?
And the damn place full of pure chicken rat
A who coulda love that?
And you can't even find a place of comfort
A who coulda love that?

Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer
Rude boy, dem hold dem corner
Dem no like no informer

Rude boy
Rude boy, rude boy, rude boy
Mind yourself how you flexing nowadays
When you get by, get by inna custody

Mi say, the jailhouse no empty
And the place too hot, too hot

The goody dem a give, mi say, you no want that
A who coulda want that?
And the damn place full of pure chicken rat
A who coulda love that?
And you can't even find a place of comfort
A who coulda love that?