Shine Eye Girl

(альбом: Too Experienced: The Best Of Barrington Levy - 1998)

A shine eye girl, a shine eye girl,
A shine eye girl, a shine eye girl,
A shine eye girl, a shine eye girl,
A shine eye girl, a shine eye girl,

Shine eye girl is a trouble to a man
She want uptown, she want downtown
She want fancy car, she want super star
An'a tell me whey you really want
I say to tell me, I say to tell me,
Tell me whey you want

You want uptown, you want downtown
You want fancy car, you want super star
You want black silk, you want wedding gown [?]
Now whey you really want
A for me real whey you want, you still want more
You want husband, you want boy friend
You want some thirty dot, you want whole yard [?]
You want soldier man, you want badman
Now whey you really want
Tell me whey you really want, now
Tell me whey you really want, oh yeah

I say to tell me, I say to tell me,
Tell me whey you want
A for you want Jah Thomas, you want Living Color
You want their money, you want Barrington
Now whey you really want
Tell me whey you really want, gal
Tell me whey you really want, oh yeah

I say fe tell me, I say fe tell me,
Tell me whey you want
You want black silk, you want wedding gown [?]
You want uptown, you want downtown
Now whey you really want

You want gold ring, you want gold chain
You want everything, you want half town
Now whey you really want
Tell me whey you really want, girl
Tell me whey you really want, girl
Tell me whey you really want, girl
Tell me whey you really want
Tell me, I say fe tell me,
Tell me whey you want

You want fancy car, you want super star
You want Barrington, you want have money
You want Jah Thomas, you want new color
Whey you really want...

Shine eye girl is a choble to a man
Shine eye girl is a choble to a man
A whey she want, oh lord, lord
A whey she want, oh lord
Me say she tek her up town and she want wedding gown
Tell her don't go now she wan' hide dung
Tek her up to Pegasus she gal start fuss
Tek her dung to style and she can't even wine
Foot fayva steel as she wan' spike heel
Waist fayva wire as she wan' tight skirt
Head fayva pillow as she wan' earring
Inna different style
Come mek me tell ya 'bout the shine eye girl

Said,
On your mark, you better get set
Fret you afraid a you nuh get nutting yet
Said, on your mark, you better get set
This-a drum an' bass mek you wine up your wais'
Reggae music whey de people dem wan'
Sweet reggae music whey de people dem wan'

Shine eye girl is a choble to a man
She want uptown an' then she wan' dungtown
A whey she want, oh lord, lord
A whey she want, oh lord
She wan' uptown she wan' dungtown
Carry her go to Pegasus she gal start fuss
Carry her up to style and she can't even wine
Carry her go to state and she can't pay the rate
Carry her go to Carib an she wan' get married
Whey she want, oh lord, lord
A whey she want, oh lord

Say
On your mark, you better get set
Fret you afraid a you nuh get nutting yet
'ey!
On your mark, you better get set
Fret you afraid a you nuh get nutting yet
A whey you want, oh lord, lord
A whey she want, oh lord

Shine eye girl is a choble to a man
She wan't ev'ry man she wan' babylon
Wan' soldier man, she wan' babylon
Wan' police man, she wan' bad man
A whey she want, oh lord, lord
A whey she want
A wha' me say
Cunchy gal, come to town
A you nuh gwan like no clown
Lord, a when me tek her to de hear one song
Watch how de goddam gal sit dung
Ey!
Cunchy gal, come to town
A you nuh gwan like no clown
Ey!
Cunchy gal, come 'pon a bus
A you nuh mek no fuss
Ey!
Cunchy gal, come by car
A you a come from far
An' you a gwan like a super star
Ey!
Shine eye girl is a choble to de worl'
Shine iei girl is a choble to de man
Tek her up to Pegasus de gal start fuss
Tek her up to style and she can't even wine
A whey she want, oh lord
A whey she want, oh lord
She say she wan' Jah Thomas
She say she wan' JamDung
A she a gwan like a clown
And she a move from town to town
And she a gwan like a clown
In a different style...