Sweet Sweet Matilda

Special request to Matilda, ay
A you fi checkout mi bredda, ay
A uno memba Matilda, sweet sweet Matilda
Jamaica, look pon sweet sweet Matilda

It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum
It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum

Me say she turn superstar, say she gone abroad
She never memba nobody down a yard
Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum

It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum
An' if you see Matilda she's a one likkle queen
We used to sit together and eat ice cream
See Matilda she's a one likkle queen
We used to sit together and eat ice cream

We used to have a talk by the schoolyard fence
We used to have a talk by the schoolyard fence
We learned likkle lesson on di schoolyard bench
Learned likkle lesson on di schoolyard bench

It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, dee dum
It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum

The teacher used to say we were meant to be
The teacher used to say we were meant to be
She never see no lover like di both of we
She never see no lover like di both of we

Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
It was me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard

When school at two o'clock, we walk up together
Mi an' mi likkle bredda an' mi sista
When bus come mi say we take it together

Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, dee dum
Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum, dee dum

Turn superstar, say she gone abroad
She turn superstar, say she gone abroad
She never memba nobody down a yard
She never memba nobody down a yard

She no memba mi likkle bredda
And neva memba mi likkle sista
She neva memba the good time we had together
No memba the good time we had together

Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Me and Matilda down inna the schoolyard
Yard, yard, yard, yard