Wife And Sweetheart (12" Mix)

[Intro]
While Nico playing shack-attack
A whether you white, a whether you black
For, some in a pants an' some in a frock
When I play my shack-attack, I said, I want you fi rock
When I tell you dis a one, it come fi nice up di top

[Chorus]
Mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Jah man, mi say, mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Say, that's di ongle way di jealousness will end
Say, one live at five an' a one live at ten
Say, one name Mary, di other one name Gwen
Mi buy one a house over Cockburn Pen
Di nеxt one, say, she live ovеr [?]
Mi get two children Jack and Millicent
Say, one live at Portland, one live at May Pen
Mi father make di ink, but him cyaan make di pen
An' every lion have fi sneak a to dem den
An', tell you, every goat, dem have fi sit in a dem pen

[Refrain]
For, mi say, five an' five are ten, for mi say, six an' four are ten
Say, eight an' two are ten, for mi say, seven an' three are ten
For, nine an' one are ten, I want you tell it to your friend
No virgin no have sex again
Jah man, for, as dem a ten, dem a look a boyfriend
'Co, let mi tell you 'bout di sound a leads di way come down a May
You fi dally 'round di bell, I want you tell it to your friend

[Chorus]
Cah, mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Jah man, mi a go drive dem in a mi Mercolis Benz
Say, one name Mary, di other one name Gwen
Di next one, she live over [?]
Mi get two children Jack and Millicent
Say, one live a Portland, one live a May Pen
Mi father make di ink, a but him cyaan make di pen

[Refrain]
For, five an' five are ten, for mi say, six an' four are ten
For, eight an' two are ten, for mi say, seven an' three are ten
Jah man, mi say, no virgin no have sex again
For, as dem a ten, dem a look a boyfriend (Hey-a!)

[Bridge]
For, mi say, black is di color of di African skin
Say, black is di color of di African skin
I don't lost mi lover up a Constant Spring
But mi take 'way di queen from di king
An', tell you, dis a one a keep you rocking an' swing
Say, no plane cyaan fly without a engine
Say, no bird cyaan fly pon one wing

[Chorus]
Jah man, beca' mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Jah man, mi say, mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Say, that's di ongle way di jealousness will end
Say, one live a five, mi say, one live a ten
Say, one name Mary, di other one name Gwen
Mi buy one a house over Cockburn Pen
Di next one, she live over [?]
Mi get two children Jack and Millicent
Say, one live at Portland, one live at May Pen
Mi father make di ink, but him cyaan make di pen
An' tell you, every lion have fi sit in a dem den
An' tell you, every goat have fi sit in a dem pen
Jah man, beca', mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
I want you dally 'round di bell, when I tell you to your friend

[Refrain]
For, five an' five, for mi say, equal ten
For, six an' four, Jah man, let mi tell you, ten
For, mi say, seven an' three, Jah man, a dat a ten
Every lion have fi sit in a dem den
An', tell you, every goat have fi sit in a dem pen

[Outro]
Jah man, beca', mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Jah man, mi say, mi wife an' mi sweetheart are friend
Say, that's di ongle way di jealousness will end
Mi buy one a house over Cockburn Pen
Di next one, she live over [?]
Say, one live at five an' a one live at ten
Mi get two children Jack and Millicent
Say, one live at Portland, one live at May Pen