I know this little girl, her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You would a say I don't know what I know (but)
Murder she wrote (fi real, fi real)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Watch ya now, it name
A pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka (follow me)
A pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka
Seh gal yuh pretty, yuh face it pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick and also Harry
And when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry (come now)
Have her cruise di corner
Where she jooks and where she jam
She know about Lou, Crack and every money man
Me talk about coolie Chinese
White Man and Indian
Di wickedest kind a girl
Whey Mr. Pliers buk upon
Now I know you heard about this girl
Her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You would a say I don't know what I know (but)
Murder she wrote (murderation man)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote (na na na)
Murder she wrote
Watch yuh now stand still
Yuh no pay me light bill
If yuh tes di ragamuffin, gyal ya gwan get kill
Gal keep 'way
Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie
An di limits of me talk of if a DJ
Gal come out becaw yuh nuh shockout
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin
Yuh haffi jump and shout
Now touch me gate
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate
Becaw great is great
Yuh can underrate (follow me)
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka (follow me)
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka
Seh gal yuh pretty, yuh face it pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick and also Harry
And when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry
Now every middle of the year
Dis girl go have abortion
Fi di coolie white Man
Indian no seek inna (nail fun)
An jus di other day me
See her six months pregnant
Now she up an switch her girl
With other baby in a pram
Yuh heard about this girl
Her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You would a say I don't know what I know (but)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote (na nana)
Murder she wrote
Excuse me
Gyal me never know
Yuh a so yuh stay
Ragamuffin Chaka Demus
Com fi flash it same way
Waoh woa (follow me)
Your pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka (follow me)
Your pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin', can't hold Chaka
Seh gal yuh pretty, yuh face it pretty
But yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too flirty flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick and also Harry
And when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry
Sorry, sorry
Di gyal a pose an' a brag
How she look sexy
All she worship is pure vanity
Di gal a pose anna brag
How she look ready
When she wash, her clothes it dirty
Gal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan cook fi mi
Gal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan wash fi mi
Gal yuh nuh ready
If yuh know yuh flirty flirty (follow me)
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka (follow me now)
Yuh pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka
So stand still (murder she wrote na nana)
Yuh no pay me light bill
An if yuh tes di ragamuffin
Gyal ya gwan get kill
Gyal keep 'way
Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie
An di limit see me talk of him a DJ
Gal come out becaw yuh nuh shockout
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin
Yuh haffi jump and shout
Now touch me gate
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate
Becaw great is great is
Yuh gong fi di rate (come down)
Now yuh heard about this girl
Her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
Man a if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine
You would a say I don't know what I know
