Perhaps one of the most controversial Dancehall songs ever made, Buju Banton’s ‘Boom Bye Bye’ is a derogatory hit directed at paedophiles – however, the song conflates them with homosexuals and features strong homophobic undertones as a result. The song repeatedly states that ‘batty boys’, a slur fo...
[Intro]
World is in trouble anytime Buju Banton come
Batty bwoy get up and run
Ah gunshot me head back
Hear wha I tell 'em now crew
[Chorus]
It's like boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
[Verse 1]
Two man hitch up on and hug up on and ah lay dung inna bed
Hug up one another and ah feel up leg
Send fi di Matic or di Uzi instead
Shoot dem now come mek we shot dem (dead/head)
Don't waan Jackie gi dem Paul instead
Dem don't waan di sweetness between di leg
Gal bend dung backway and accept di peg
And if it really hot yu know she still nah go fled
Ah some man still no waan di panty raid
Pure batty business dem love [instead]
[Chorus]
It's like boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
[Verse 2]
Woman is di greatest thing God ever put pon di land
Buju lovin' unno from head dung to foot bottom
But some man ah turn it wrong, where dem get that from?
Peter is not for Janet, Peter is for John
Suzette is not for Paul, Suzette is for Ann
Where the bumbaclaat dem get dat from?
Here come the deejay name Buju Banton
Come fi straighten yuh talk (Boom b-boom boom)
[Chorus]
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no batty man, dem haffi dead
[Verse 3]
Cah me say dis is not ah bargain
Me say dis is not ah deal
Guy come near we then his skin must peel
Burn him up bad like ah old tire wheel
Gwaan buju banton yu tough
[Chorus]
Me say boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no batty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty guy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no batty man-
Hear what now!
[Verse 1 w/ variations]
Two man ah hug up on and kiss up on and ah lay dung inna bed
Hug up one another and rub dung leg
Send fi di Matic or di Uzi instead
Shoot di batty boy come mek we shot dem (head/dead)
Dem don't waan Jackie give dem Paul instead
No waan di pum-pum between Patsy leg
All dem want is di batty from Fred
But dis is Buju Banton, me say, me say
[Chorus]
It's like boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no nasty man, dem haffi dead
[Verse 2 w/ variations]
Cah woman is the prettiest thing God ever put pon di land
Put pon di land (Pu-pu-put pon di land)
But some man it turn wrong, where dem get dat from?
Peter is not for Janet, Peter is for John
Suzette is not for Paul, Suzette is for Ann
Here come di deejay name Buju Banton
Come fi Give di massive satisfaction
Happy how yuh love it, yu fi
[Chorus]
So just boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no batty man, dem haffi dead
Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head
Rude bwoy nah promote no batty man, dem haffi dead
[Outro]
All a di New York crew dem no promote batty man
Jump and dance unno push up unno hand
All di Brooklyn girl dem no promote batty man
Jump and bogle and ah wine yuh bottom
Canadian girls dem no like batty man
If yu ah no one yu haffi push up (unno hand)
Me say boom bye bye...
Boom Bye Bye was written by Buju Banton.
Boom Bye Bye was produced by Clifton Dillon.
Buju Banton released Boom Bye Bye on Wed Jan 01 1992.
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In March 2019, a few months after Buju Banton was released from prison, “Boom Bye Bye” was removed completely from streaming services and YouTube. This was done by Buju Banton himself:
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