No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Kill dem wit di no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Kill dem wit di, kill dem wit di, kill dem wit di

Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
No boy ain't got no secret fi you
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Tell dem seh Vegas say so

Me wan' you skin yuh teeth and mek me seet
If you sure from you born seh you never dweet
You a no freak, one man you keep
And him yet complain say yuh deep
You mek yuh vow, you nah answer to yo
And a one man a sample yuh chow chow
Knit up yuh brow, mek a guy know
Seh him fi move him blow-wow

A sing again
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Mek a boy know you a no pappy show
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Tell dem seh Vegas say so

Me wan' hear you scream if yuh mouth clean
No man never rub you in fi in no ice cream
You nuh smell green like Charlene
You wul a fresh, you have a healthy hygiene
From assuming while you keep blooming
Like a pretty likkle lily inna di morning
Yuh not crawling, pressure dem, darling
When yuh rising dem keep falling

So sing again
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
No boy cyaan' tek a you fi pappy show
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Dem n'ave no secret fi you

And sing again
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
No boy cyaan' tek a you fi pappy show
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Tell dem Vegas say so

Me wha you scream, bruk out, whine up yuh body
Hand inna di air cah you a no rae rae
One ship alone can dock pon a bay
And no boy mic you nah DJ

And sing again
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a punk know you nuh blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
No boy cyaan' tek a you fi pappy show
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a punk know you nuh blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Tell dem Vegas say so

Me wan' you skin yuh teeth and mek me seet
If you sure from you born seh you never dweet
You a no freak, one man you keep
And him yet complain say yuh deep
You mek yuh vow, you nah answer to yo
And a one man a sample yuh chow chow
Knit up yuh eyebrow, mek a guy know
Seh him fi move him blow-wow-wow-wow

Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Mek a boy know you a no pappy show
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Just mek a boy know you nah blow
Heads high, kill dem wit di no
Tell dem seh Vegas say so

And sing a long


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