Hands Off She's Mine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by grimm 

Cover art for Hands Off She's Mine lyrics by English Beat, The

I used to be confused by the lyric "hands off my daughter" I thought that must be the girls father speaking.

He's actually saying "dawta" which translates to daughter. In Jamaica though "dawta" is used to describe a girl, woman, “sister,” or in this case a girlfriend.

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