[Intro]
Rabi-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-tit (Ti-ti-ti-tit)
A great song called
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
[Refrain]
Who stole di cookie from the cookie jar?
Who, mi? Yes, you. Couldn't mi. Then is who?
Must be di girl where dem call Pinky Lou
Who, mi? Yes, you. Couldn't mi. Then is who?
Who stole di cookie? Must be Pinky Lou
[Verse 1]
Eleven an' eleven that a twenty two
Twenty one an' twenty one that a forty two
Forty one an' forty one show a eighty two
You must not bite what you can't chew
Mi favorite nuts, that a cashew
I'm Billy Boyo, him just a pass through
One, say, two, operator, dat a you
Temper in her eye, it black an' blue
She say, "I can't go fi radication fi you"
What cyaan do as radication do?
Don't tell no one, them have the same problem too
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee (Yeah)
Zim-zim-zim, in a different stylee (Yeah)
[Verse 2]
Who, what, dem don't know the style-a
Who, what, we are super-duper
Who, what, dem no know the style-a
Who, what, we a murderer (Rabbit-a!)
Who, what, music we cha-cha
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
[Verse 3]
Who stole di cookie from the cookie jar?
Who, mi? Yes, you. Couldn't mi. Then is who?
Who stole di cookie? Must be Pinky Lou
Who, mi? Yes, you. Couldn't mi. Then is who?
Must be di youth where dem call Boy Blue
[Refrain]
'leven an' eleven that a, twenty two
Love part one, but mi prefer part two
Must not bite, what you can't chew
Mi favorite nuts, dat a cashew
Ask her where she live at, up a Mountain View
The richest set of people live a Saint Andrew
[Chorus]
Zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zam, di dance have fi ram
Zim-zam, di dance have fi ram (Bam!)
Zim-zam, di session have fi ram
[Verse 4]
Man in a buckles, an' di girls, dem in a tam
Don't eat di sheep, but we eat up di ram
Favorite dish, dat a ackee an' yam
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee (Hey!)
[Verse 5]
Who stole di cookie from di cookie jar
Who, mi? Yes, you. Couldn't mi. Then a who?
Must be di girl where dem call Pinky Lou
Who stole di cookie, mi say, one Boy Blue
Eleven an' eleven that a twenty two (Rabbit-a!)
(Tell 'em, ku-sheng-peng!)
[Bridge]
Say, who? Yes, it is me
Di classical MC name Boyo Billy
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee (Hey!)
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
[Verse 6]
On my way I go to Brixton city
Some babylon stop mi, dem ask mi weh mi name
Mi tell 'em, "Billy Boyo music is my game"
A anywhere mi go, I say, mi have a lot of fame
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
[Bridge]
A who mi pray to? A just to god almighty
Everyday I give Jah thanks for his majesty
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagolee
Him fire Billy Boyo in a different stylee
Zim-zim-zim, zimma stylee
[Verse 7]
Long time dem no hear it from mi
Cah, long time dem no hear it from mi
Cah, man, if you flash dem in a number, a one, one, three
In a alphabet, dat a A, B, C
Some say Billy Boyo, some say Boyo Billy
[Outro]
Zim, zam di dance have fi ram
Bim, bam di beat have fi ram
Zim, zam, zim man Stagolee (Hey!)