A ting called the housing scheme
And I Sister Nancy just a do it well clean
When you sick or if you lame or your damn blast and mean
It's the housing scheme, you know?

I tell you fi build a little housing scheme
Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme
Who some a in a red some blue and green
Some sekkle inna purple, yellow, black and also green

I tell you fi build a little housing scheme (hey)
Tell you fi build a little roof over yu head
Tell you fi build a little roof over yu head
Me landlord come him a act violent
Him lick off yo door if you no want mi rent
I tell myself fi build a little roof over ya head

Tell me I can't get a brick, you use bag a stone
And likkle after that you have a house of your own
The landlord can't come kick off your door

Better put a little roof over yo head
Cah you fi put a little roof over yo head

I tell you whether natty dread or a whether baldhead
Ah I Sister Nancy just a do it instead
Better put a little roof over yo head
You better put a likkle roof over yo head

I telling you fi set up production plan
I tell you so fi set up foundation land
You youth dem come on dem see di foundation
A you fi build a little housing scheme
Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme

You do it, you ah do it, you ah do it well clean
And some inna red, blue, yellow and green
Ah I Sister Nancy come fi nice up the scene
Mi lion you fi build a little roof over yu head (steady)
You put a little roof over yu head

I tell that the great is great, great shouldn't underrate
And I Sister Nancy, me no imitate
Cah mi say anything me chant, ah me originate

Better build a little housing scheme
Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme
I tell you if you sick or if you sad or if you loss a love you had
You sick or if you sad or if you loss a love you had
A don't come back, a make me feel so bad

You fi build a little roof over yu head
Tell yo fi put a little roof over yu head
The landlord a come and inna act violent
Him take out yu bed if you no wanna pay no rent
Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme
I tell you so fi put a little roof over yo head
I tell yo when you can't get a brick, you use bag of stone
A likkle after that you wanna house of your own
The landlord can't come kick off your door
Your pickney outta road a bawl out "woy"
Your woman inna house a bawl out "woy woy woy"

Natty build a little roof over yu head (ay)
Tell you fi put a little roof over yo head
You do it, you ah do it, you ah do it instead
Whether baldhead or mi say whether natty dread

I telling you fi build a likkle housing scheme (you see?)
You build a likkle housing scheme
Who set it inna red or mi say yellow or green
You set it inna blue who red or white