[Intro]
Well, watch out, man!
No matter what you do, no matter what you say
Well-a, play dis-a track-a that are comin' down with me

[Chorus]
This are nineteen eighty (Weh mi say?)
Nineteen eighty
Black people, let us live in harmony
Come let mi tell you, make we live in unity (A weh mi say?)
A this are nineteen eighty
Bam-billy-bam, a let us live in harmony (Well, watch out, man)

[Verse 1]
Mi go down at Getty fi go take in a show
Go down at Getty fi go take in a show
Mi met a little girl, she a look pon mi
Mi never know di gyal did have pickney
Say, she want mi fi mind it
Come let mi tell you, let us live in harmony (A weh mi say?)

[Chorus]
This are nineteen eighty
Bam-diddley-bam, a let us live in harmony (Well, watch out, man)
Happy New Year to people everywhere
Happy New Year to people everywhere
Whether you a come from far or near
This are nineteen eighty
Bam-diddley-bam, a let us live in harmony (A weh mi say?)
[Verse 2]
Di time to be happy is now (Why?)
And di place to be happy is here
Tell you say, I hope all di bredrin-dem a drink up di beer
This are brand new year
Come let mi tell you, this are brand new year
Well, watch out, man

[Chorus]
This are nineteen eighty
Black people, let us live in harmony
Bam-billy-bam, a this are nineteen eighty
Come let mi tell you, let us live in harmony (Well, watch out, man)

[Verse 3]
No true mi look red, say no want see mi dead
No true mi look red, no, say, no want see mi dead
Say, who God bless, mi say, a no man curse
Thank Jah Jah say and know mi are di worth

[Chorus]
This are nineteen eighty
Bam-billy-bam, a let us live in harmony (Well, watch out, man)

[Verse 4]
Dem cyaan stop Winston again (Uh)
Dem cyaan stop Winston again (Why?)
No matter what dem say, well, no matter what dem do
But I tell you say that Jah Jah really watching you
Dem cyaan stop Winston again
I tell you that they cyaan stop Winston again
Mi say, no matter what dem do, mi say mi must get through
No matter what dem say, say dem cyaan block I way
A true dem no know mi a go pon di top
Boy, no lick mi in mi back, make mi catch heart attack
A when you take a stop, say mi still deh pon top
[Outro]
This are nineteen eighty
Bam-billy-bam, a let us live in harmony (A weh mi say?)
Whether you far or whether you near
I hope you having a nice New Year
This are nineteen eighty
A everyone, mi want fi live in harmony
Bam-billy-bam, a this are nineteen eighty (A weh mi say?)