Everyday yuh been going around and telling story
Boy, yuh know mi?
And 'bout it's your mother grow mi
(No)
Gimmie some bass mek mi sing something first
Mi guh so

Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah

It's all about Romie and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
And dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi
Di bwoy dey name Romie and him whoring sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim say them know mi
And dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi

But mi wonder Romie, how him fi know mi?
A Waterhouse mi born, an Craig Town mi guh live
Where Aunt Sita grow mi
Owe di bwoy owe mi, him argument throw mi
Him gal waan blow mi, true, she hear say mi bloomy
Mi hear Nayomi, have 15 Aunty
Mi check it out deep down to the grandma want mi
So a grudge di bwoy grudge mi
Di bwoy badmind me
Dats why mi argument drop pon all

Ro ohh mie - and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
An' dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi
Da bwoy dey name Romie and big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim say them know mi
An' dem argument, but, but, hol' now

Mi hear say Miss Nayomi
One big fat gal fron inna di 1920
If looks was a whole, she live a door 'cause she plenty
An' from a gal plenty her love life h'empty, empty, empty
People look yah, Nayomi a whore an har puppa a preacher
Mi get fi understand di gal a witchcraft worker
She obeah her mother and guh tek di stepfather
Dats why the DJ a utter say

Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah
Oh nah-nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah

Romie and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
An dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi
Da bwoy dey name Romie and him whoring sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim say dem know mi
An dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi

True, mi girlfriend hyper, her life brighter
Nayomi tun spider
Nayomi tun snake on da grass, she a viper
Gal tun sniper, big time infama
She all a tell Peter seh him gal and Lorna
Gone guh catch man somewhere dung ah Manchester
Warn di yute mother him guh charge fi murda
Gal jus hear yah, gwaan an leave yah
Dats why the DJ ah sing say

Romie and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
An' dem argument throw mi, dash mi, catch mi, catch mi, dash mi
Romie and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim say them know mi
An' dem argument throw mi, again

But mi wonder Romie, how him fi know mi?
A Waterhouse mi born, an Craig Town mi guh live
Where Aunt Sita grow mi
Owe di bwoy owe mi, - argument throw mi
Him gal waan blow mi, true, she hear say mi bloomy
Mi hear Nayomi, have 15 Aunty
Mi check it out deep down to the grandma want mi
So a grudge he pass grudge mi
Di punk badmind me
Dats why mi argument drop pon' all

Romie, Romie, Ro-Ro-Ro-Ro, dey, dey, dey
Romie and him big fat sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim sey dem know mi
And dem argument throw mi, throw mi, throw mi
Da bwoy dey name Romie and him whoring sista Nayomi
Di two a dem claim say them know mi
And dem argument, dem argument
Oye, Miss Nayomi,
One big fat gal fron inna di 1920


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    Yes, it is about Romie. :) The song is basically a story about the perils of fame and money. Family of losers from his humble beginnings is making false accusations about him in an attempt to extort money. Attempts of being part of his entourage, groupies and other hanger-on's have already been thwarted.

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