[Intro]
Some gyal no understand themselves
A live like some bottle pon shelf
Gyal, go look a man fi yourself!
Anyway! Girl!
Tell dem!

[Chorus]
Dem just can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
From you small, a go school, you and the man deh
Can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
A gyal a chat, cork your ears, no hear wha' dem a say

[Hook]
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You deh with him too long
Mi say!
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You better hold on strong
Because...

[Verse 1]
A gyal no know your man when him inna one stripe
When white squall a lick, and just hungry a bite
Can't pay fi water rate, much less pay fi light
When the worm dem inna unuh belly just a toss and fight
Unuh make a board house pon a government site
Woman, there is hope, so long so got life
Pray to Father God and make him show you the light
Well now your man buss 'way, a fly as him like
Have big house pon hill and him deposit right
Have big Benz, big truck, and big bike
Well, now gyal a flock him like rep PC rice
The whole of dem flop 'cause a you a the wife
With the ring pon your finger, you hold on -

[Chorus]
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
From you likkle and a go school, you and the man deh
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
A gyal a chat, cork your ears, no hear wha' dem a say
[Hook]
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You deh with him too long
Mi say!
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You have your man too long
Yeah

[Verse 2]
You have your man from when, from 19-'how long'
A face sufferation and tribulation
When money run short, you couldn't buy pound of yam
A build form inna the earth, from inna the foundation
To make two ends meet, just to make one
A gyal nuh have no lots and part inna him plan
And all she come a deal with a transaction
She might lose the foot, or she might lose the hand
Might as well the life if she don't lef' the man

[Chorus]
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
From you small, a go school, you and the man deh
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
A gyal a chat, cork your ears, no hear wha' dem a say

[Hook]
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You deh with him too long
Mi say!
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You deh with him how long
It's like...
[Verse 3]
Some gyal nowadays no understand themselves
Some gyal, dem a live like some bottle pon shelf
But you well ambitious, and you well decent
Hand inna the air 'cause you're intelligent
A you spend the money, but a gyal a get cent
A your own house you have, so you no haffi pay rent
A gyal a live a bush and a gyal a pitch tent
A gyal down trot, no want no upliftment
All a gyal love is careless argument
Sit down pon sidewalk a hold conference
'Bout who get the money, from who no get a cent
'Bout who fa face straight, from who fa face dent
And who a virgin, and who a get the length
But, hand inna the air 'cause you're well excellent
Gyal, shout it out, and you're well confident

[Chorus]
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
From you small, a go school, you and the man deh
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
A gyal a chat, cork your ears, no hear wha' dem a say

[Hook]
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You deh with him too long
Mi say!
Gyal, you better hold on pon your man, no make a gyal take him 'way
You better hold on strong
Because...

[Verse 1]
A gyal no know your man when him inna one stripe
When white squall a lick, and pure hungry a bite
Can't pay fi water rate, much less pay fi light
When the worm dem inna unuh belly just a toss and fight
Unuh make a board house pon a government site
Woman, there is hope, so long so got life
Pray to Father God and now him show you the light
Your man buss 'way and a fly as him like
Have big house pon hill and him deposit right
With big Benz, big truck, and big bike
Well, now gyal a flock him like rep PC rice
The whole of dem flop 'cause a you a the wife
With the ring pon your finger, you hold on -

[Outro]
Dem can't take your man, tell dem fi gweh
From you small, a go school, you and the man deh
Dem can't...