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Lyrify.me

Zim Zim by Billy Boyo Lyrics

Genre: rap | Year: 1983

[Intro]
Rabi-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-tit (Ti-ti-ti-tit)
A great song called

[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee

[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 Stagger Lee (Hey!)
Zim-zim-zim, in a different stylee (Hey!)

[Verse 2]
Who, what, dem don't know them style-a
Who, what, we are super-duper
Who, what, dem no know them style-a
Who, what, we a murderer (Rabbit-a!)
Who, what, music we charged for

[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee

[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 Stagger Lee
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 Stagger Lee (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 Stagger Lee (Hey!)
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee

[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 Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee

[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 Stagger Lee
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 Stagger Lee (Hey!)