How It Begun

[Intro]
You see!
Toyan, pupa Toyan, one in one a million (Murda!)
Pupa Toyan (Hey!)

[Chorus]
Say dat, mi do one song name "How Di West Was Won"
Mi do one song name "How Di West Was Won"
Mi version name, call it "How It Begun"
Was di Arawak versus di Indian
Chi, it was di Arawak versus di Indian

[Verse 1]
Jah, mi say, over bad-a-land, it was di bad Mexican
Jah, over bad-a-land, it was di bad Mexican
Mi went a England, fi go check out Cherene
Mi well, surrounded by some bad Indian
Said, a long time dem a love fi Toyan
Dem said, a fi your daddy is a bad Mexican
Cah, him kill fa all di bad Indian (Right!)

[Refrain]
But, mi say, how mi get out a di Indian (Hey!)
How mi get out a di Indian (Hey!)
Due to mi no eat coke, due to mi no eat [?]
Mi favorite dish, dat a dumplin' and yam
How mi get out a di Indian (Bimma!)
Cah, so mi get out a di Indian (Right!)

[Verse 2]
But, Prince Charles an' Diana, away from England
Dem send a postcard on to pupa Toyan
Say, dis a deejay - our champion
Him big, dem want name "How Di West Was Won"
Him verson name, call it "How It Begun"

[Bridge]
Pupa Toyan; said, a pupa Toyan (Right)
Tell you, pupa Toyan; one in a one million (Murda!)

[Chorus]
Beca', mi do one song name "How Di West Was Won"
Mi do one song name "How Di West Was Won"
Mi version name, call it "How It Begun"
Was di Arawak versus di Indian
Chi, it was di Arawak versus di Indian

[Verse 3]
Jah, mi say, over bad-a-land, it was di bad Mexican
Jah, over bad-a-land, it was di bad Mexican
Mi went on to England, fi go check out Cherene
Mi well, surrounded by some bad Indian
Said, a long time dem a love fi Toyan
Dem said, a fi your daddy is a bad Indian
Jah, him kill fa all di bad Mexican (Right!)

[Refrain]
But, mi say, how mi get out a di Indian (Right!)
How mi get out a di Indian
Due to mi no eat coke, due to mi no eat [?]
Mi favorite dish, dat a dumplin' and yam
How mi get out a di Indian (Bimma!)
Cah, so mi get out a di Indian (Boyo!)

[Verse 4]
Say, Prince Charles an' Diana away from England
Dem send a postcard on to pupa Toyan
Say, dis a DJ, our champion
Him big, dem want name "How Di West Was Won"
Him verson name, call it "How It Begun"

[Chorus]
Was di Arawak versus di Indian
Chi, it was di Arawak versus di Indian
So, mi a go tell 'em how di west begun (Right!)
Jah, mi a go tell 'em how di west begun (Rght!)
Beca', mi do one song, name "How Di West Was Won"
Mi version name, call it "How It Begun"
Was di Arawak versus di Indian

[Verse 5]
Say, pupa Toyan make you bad so
Jah, right a now, a pupa Toyan make you bad so
Jah, weh mi say, cah, throw di lyrics to you mizzah
Jah, right a now, a throw di lyrics to mi mizzah
But, hear mi, man!

[Post-Verse]
When mi chat one time, mi no chat two time
Mi chat one time, mi no chat two time
Say, too much lyrics in a mi mind
Cah, tell you, said, a too much lyrics in a mi mind (Right!)

[Outro]
Say, pupa Toyan; Jah, pupa Toyan
One in a one million (Murda!)
One in a one million (Murda!)
Said, a pupa Toyan (Right!)
Watch it, pupa Toyan
One in a one million (Tell you, tell you, tell you, tell you, tell you)