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Raggamuffin
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Reggae
Raggamuffin was released on July 14, 1992 by Epic as a part of the album Rough & Ready, Vol. 1
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Release DateJuly 14, 1992
LabelEpic
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks
Performer
Steely & Clevie
Steely & Clevie
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rexton Gordon
Rexton Gordon
Composer, Lyrics
Greville Gordon
Greville Gordon
Composer, Lyrics
Cleveland Browne
Cleveland Browne
Composer, Lyrics
Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Arranger
Steely & Clevie
Steely & Clevie
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Bobby "Digital" Dixon
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Proud, not to change
Nah rearrange, remain di same
Shabba Ranks, a product of Jamaica
Proud
Lord have his mercy
Caz some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some seh dem a raggamuffin an nah do di right ting
Nuff seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chicken stuffing
(Yow)
A going tell him di meaning of a raggamuffin
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
I'm coming from a home, I'm properly brought up
An it nuh easy fi nuh man jump up, inna mi stomach
Broughtupsy, mi mamma gi mi dat, wid a tendah touch
Dats why Shabba nah guh act too cantankerous
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
Caz some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chicken stuffing
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, listen to di meaning
(Yow)
In dis world, lot a raggamuffin
I am a raggamuffin but not of wrong doing
I am a raggamuffin but not of killing
I am a raggamuffin doing di right ting
To all raggamuffin, dis is greeting
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
From di heart of di ghetto, where yuh know life ruff
It nuh easy fi nuh parents bring dem kid up
Bringing dem up, yuh know seh life kinda tuff
Aldoh it kinda tuff, yuh know yuh cannot give up
Some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, doing di wrong ting
Some seh dem a raggamuffin wit anodda meaning
(Yow)
I am raggamuffin dat bring good tithings
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
But Josey Wales up inna foreign, him a big ruff cut
Now di way di man ruff, him ruffa dan Stony Gut
Yes di man deh pon di clay, him a big ruff cut
Fada Stick an Fada Bill, dem a big ruff cut
But some a dem seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some a dem seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chicken stuffing
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, doing di wrong ting
(Yow)
I am raggamuffin dat bring good tithings
Raggamuffin inna yawd, raggamuffin a foreign
Raggamuffin inna di dance a jus a dance to riddim
Raggamuffin woman waistline a move an ting
Nuh stop circulate, like a engine
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
Caz some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Nuff seh dem a raggamuffin, nah do di right ting
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chicken stuffing
(Yow)
I am raggamuffin dat bring good tithings
I am a raggamuffin, not of wrong doing
I am a raggamuffin but not of killing
I am raggamuffin, good tithings I bring
Loved by di eldahs an di suckling
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
I'm coming from a home, I'm properly brought up
An it nuh easy fi nuh parents bring dem kid up
Bring yuh kid up wid a tendah touch
Broughtupsy, yes dem haffi have dat enuf
Caz some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chickling stuffing
Yow, yow! Hail up a raggamuffin
A love a di word, we bring good tithings
Even di suckling pon di breast can be a raggamuffin
Just rememba is a raggamuffin woman bringing
Raggamuffin deejay pon raggamuffin riddim
Ruff cut, from him modda stomach
Ruff cut, a nuh drag out mi drag up
(Yeah)
Caz some a dem a seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a smoodamuffin
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, dem a chicken stuffing
Some seh dem a raggamuffin, nah do di right ting
(Yow)
Some seh dem a raggamuffin an a pure wrong doing
(Yow)
(Yow, yow, yow)
(Yow)
(Yow, yow, yow)
(Yow)
(Yow)
Written by: Cleveland Browne, Greville Gordon, Rexton Gordon
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