Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wycliffe Johnson
Wycliffe Johnson
Composer
Cleveland Browne
Cleveland Browne
Composer
Greville Gordon
Greville Gordon
Songwriter
Rexton Gordon
Rexton Gordon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wycliffe Johnson
Wycliffe Johnson
Mixing Engineer
Cleveland Browne
Cleveland Browne
Mixing Engineer
Vivian L. Scott
Vivian L. Scott
Executive Producer
Carlton Batts
Carlton Batts
Mastering Engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Mastering Engineer
C. Dillon
C. Dillon
Executive Producer

Lyrics

Ting-a-ting-a-ting-a-l-ting-a-l-ting-a-li Ting-a-li-ting-a-lin-ting-aling-ting-a-ling! What a dilemma! It's a Shabba thing, suckling sing (Ting-a-ling-a-ling) Yard and Foreign kick up Bruk whine (sing!) Ting-a-ling a ling Dancehall it swing DJ ears cock up when him hear boom riddim Ting-a-ling a ling School bell a ring Knife and fork ah fight fi dumpling Booyaka! Booyaka! call for Shabba Rankin Shabba Ranks disappear and tear another man chin (true!) Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey - yes Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey Who dey tink dey are? yes, dey cyan lure me I am di general in di DJ army Who dot all di 'I', and cross all di 'T" And set all di gyal dem fickle fancy And anywhere we go gyal gone crazy (listen) Ting-a-ling a ling School bell a ring Knife and fork a fight fi dumpling Booyaka! Booyaka! call for Shabba Rankin' Shabba Rankin' disappear and tear off another man chin, true! Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey, yuh see... Reggae dancehall, it comprised a whinery (yuh see) Cock up yuh foot, gyal wine yuh body (yuh see) If yuh can wine, yuh hold yuh man and him carry (yuh see) Pop pure style when yuh see yuh matey (yuh see) Mate a try dress but yuh mate nuh ready (yuh see) (Yuh mate a look like she a Bugs Bunny, yuh see) She a cartoon, and she nuh rea- Gyal a get di loving, you a get di money (yuh see) Jump, up up up, cause yuh full a quality, (eeh hee) Trailer load a girls dem gone cra- A weh di great body girls dem? Like Jamaican girls dem? An' di American girls dem? An' di English girls dem? What about Canadian girls dem? All di Japanese girls dem? Di Caribbean girls dem? You should hear likkle children sing (Weh dem sing?) Ting-a-ling a ling Dancehall it swing DJ ears cock up when dem hear boom riddim Ting-a-ling a ling School bell, it ring Knife and fork a fight fi dumpling Booyaka! Booyaka! call fi Shabba Rankin Shabba Ranks step aside and tear off DJ chin through Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey (yes) Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey Yuh cyan mix quantity, with quality A man of quality yes him have ability Wid mi strong mind, and a dat a carry mi I get di will power from, God Almighty Many are call, but di chosen is me What is for Caesar, could never be for me Dey can't harm me, nor dey can't lure me I am di general in di DJ army Who dot all di "I", and cross all di "T" Cash register ring, and dem make nuff money Ting-a-ling a ling Dancehall it swing DJ ears stand up when dem hear boom riddim Ting-a-ling a ling School bell ring Knife and fork a fight fi dumplin' Booyaka! Booyaka! call for Shabba Rankin' Shabba Ranks step aside and tear off DJ chin through Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna donkey (yes) Dem a di don, to di biz we have di key Put di don to di key and turn him inna don- (you see) Reggae Dancehall it comprised a whine- (you see) Cock up yuh foot, and whine yuh body-ee-ee Jump up-up-up and shake your body-ee-ee Model pon yuh mate, cau' yuh mate nuh ready-ee-ee Mate look skinny, like macaroni-ee-ee From yuh mate skinny, just call her thready-ee-ee If a gyal nuh ready, den a gyal nuh ready-ee-ee Don't want no gyal wid no balloon belly-ee-ee Belly affi flat like a Willie penny Hear di likkle children sing wid quality Dem say! Ting-a-ling a ling Dancehall it swing DJ ears stand up when dem hear boom riddim Ting-a-ling a ling School bell it ring Knife and fork a fight fi dumpling
Writer(s): Rexton Gordon, Cleveland Constantine Browne, Greville Gordon, Wycliff Johnson Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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