Barrington Levy
Tribute To Moa Anbessa
[Intro: Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy]
Hail Jah Thomas, wah deh a gwan, star?
You want see, have a listen to the sounds call Moa Anbessa
A killer! (A woo, you know?)
Tell you 'bout the sound an' make di crowd gather around
Tell you 'bout a number one sound

[Chorus: Jah Thomas]
Cah, Moa Anbessa make you move so
Boom-boom-diddla-did, Moa Anbessa make you rock so
Hey come on, a Moa Anbessa make you move so
For papa Barrington a move so

[Verse 1: Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas]
String up di harp an' di people start to bark
Moa Anbessa make you bad so
Moa Anbessa make you hard so
A fi di ants and-a D are fi di dart
A fi di ants and said-a D are fi di dart
Hey youth Jah Thomas, say fi tell me weh you got
Two cricket bat and one fly stripe
When mi take a stop we got to play it from top
Take a little stop, we have fi play it from top

[Chorus: Jah Thomas]
Make you bad so
A Moa Anbessa make you move so
A Moa Anbessa make you dance so
Boom-boom-diddla-did, a Moa Anbessa make you rock so
Hey now, so mi say
[Verse 2: Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas]
Hey little girl, I beg you tell me weh you got
Two cricket ball and-a one cricket bat
Go pon di track an' dem a forward that
Moa Anbessa make you bad so (Boom-boom-diddla-did)
Moa Anbessa make you gwan so
Tell me weh she really bring
I know mi herb, an' mi matches an' skin
Sometimes Guinness an' sometime Gin
Bam-diddla-diddla-diddla-diddla-diddla carry di swing
Bam-diddla-did

[Chorus: Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy]
But papa Moa make you bad so (Boongla-diddla-did)
Moa Anbessa make you bad so (Hey now, so mi say)
Moa Anbessa make you move so
Man call Barrington make you gwan so
Man call Jah Thomas, why you hard so? (Hey now, so mi say)

[Verse 3: Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas]
Hey Jah Thomas, I beg you tell mi weh you got
Whole heap of lyrics an' ting (Bam-diddla-ding)
Whole heap of lyrics an' ting (Bam-diddla-ding)
Moa Anbessa make you bad so (Hey now, so mi say)
No matter what dem do an' no matter what dem say
No matter what dem do an' then no matter what dem say
A you no feel no way (Hey now, so mi say)
Donkey are Bray an' di goat, it are May
Music a play, you no feel no way
[Chorus: Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy]
Moa Anbessa make you bad so (Hey now, so mi say)
Moa Anbessa make you hard so (Hey now, so we say)
Two bubble-a-ding a carry the swing (Bam-diddla-ding)
Two bubble-a-ding a carry the swing

[Verse 4: Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy]
Mi say, di goat, it are May, an' di donkey are Bray
Goat, it are May, an' di donkey are Bray
A you no feel no way
Bang-bang-bang-diddla, say no feel no way (Hey now, so we play)
Music like this to make you jump and twist
Music like this to make you jump and twist
A Moa Anbessa make you bad so (Hey now, so mi say)

[Outro: Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy]
Cah, when you think, say, I play Soul music
A just Dub an' di rockers
A when you think, say, I play Soul music
A just Dub an' di rockers (Boongla-diddla-didla-diddla)
Rockers! Hold, I tell you, said-a rockers