One Two

[Intro]
A ting call-a "One Two"
Ain't no skippin' boogaloo, Nany have di barbecue (Steady!)
Just cool, you know?

[Verse 1]
Jah, mi say one
Jah man, Nancy make a little plan (A mi say two)
I tell, no bother kick off your shoe (A mi say three)
I tell you, Nancy have a baby (A mi say four)
Mi let nobody kick off mi door (A mi say five)
I tell you, if you slip, you will slide (A mi say six)
A mi name sister Nancy (A mi say seven)
But every man want go a heaven (Mi say eight)
Well, I tell you, Nancy lay dem straight (A mi say nine)
Jah man, a dis a lyrics yah a mind (A mi say ten)
Go tell your little friend, say sister Nancy come again

[Chorus]
Mi do not borrow, an' mi do not lend
'Cause, anything mi borrow mi a give it back tomorrow
An' anything mi lend, mi have fi get it back again [Scatting]

[Verse 2]
Mi say, mi walkin' down di street, two man I meet
A walkin' down di street, two man I meet
One tall an' brown, one black an' irie
Him ask a weh mi name, a just Sister Nancy
Him ask mi weh mi live, mi tell him Uptown City
Him ask mi weh mi born, mi tell him down a Jubilee
Him ask mi weh mi wear, mi tell him Terry gansey
An' also a lot of silver jewelry
Him ask mi a weh mi do, mi tell him "I'm a MC"
Him tell mi say, he live up in a Miami
Di first ting mi see was a letter to me
Di second ting mi see, "I hope you're feelin' irie"
Di third ting him say, "send request to me"
Di fourth ting him say, "I hope you still love me"

[Chorus]
An' mi name sister Nancy (Lord-our-God)
A from di Jersey family
Di other time from di South-clean posse (Lord-a-God)

[Verse 3]
One - Jah man, Nancy make a little plan (A mi say two)
Well, I tell you, operator dat a you (A mi say three)
I tell you, Nancy have a baby (A mi say four)
Don't come on an' lick off my door (A mi say five)
I tell you, if you slip, you will slide (A mi say six)
A mi name mumma Nancy (A mi say seven)
But every man wan' go a heaven (Mi say eight)
Jah man, Nancy lay dem straight (A mi say nine)
Mi tell you, dis a lyrics yah a mine (A mi say ten)
Go an' tell your little friend dat sister Nancy come again
Say, Nancy come again

[Chorus]
Mi do not borrow, an' mi do not lend
Mi do not borrow, an' mi do not lend
Mi come again (Hey-a!)
Mi say, go tell your little friend (Mi come again)
I tell you in a different style, mi come again
Well, I tell you, beg you stop your runnin' wild, mi come again
[Scatting] go tell your friend (You know?)
Tell yourself fi tell your friend
Dat a I Sister Nancy, say, mi back on again

[Verse 4]
One-two, operator dat a you
But-a, three-four, no bother lick off mi door
An' a five, an' a six, cah make you jump an' twist
An' a seven, an' a eight, a Nancy lay dem straight
An' a nine, an' a ten, I say, go tell your little friend
Go tell your friend cah Sister Nancy come again
Go tell your friend for Sister Nancy come again

[Outro]
In a deejay stylee (Lord-a-God)
Cah, in a deejay stylee
Runaway child, I beg you stop your runnin' wild