[Intro]
Rabi-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-tit (Ti-ti-ti-tit)
A great song called
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
[Refrain]
Who stole di cookie from the cookie jar?
Who mi, yes you, couldn't mi, then is who?
Must be di girl where dem call Pinky Lou
Who mi, yes you, couldn't mi, then is who?
Who stole di cookie, mussi Pinky Lou
[Verse 1]
Eleven an' eleven, dat are twenty two
Twenty one an' twenty one, dat are forty two
Forty one an' forty one show a eighty two
You must not bite what you can't chew
Mi favorite nuts, dat are cashew
I'm Billy Boyo, him just a pass through
One, say two, operator dat are you
Temper in her eye, it black an' blue
She say, "I can go fi eradication fi you"
What cyaan do is eradication do?
Don't tell no one, dem have the same problem too
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee (Hey)
Zim-zim-zim in a different stylee (Hey)
[Verse 2]
Who, what, dem don't know dem style-a
Who, what, we are super-duper
Who, what, dem no know dem style-a
Who, what, we are murderer (Rabbit-a)
Who, what, music we charged for
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
[Refrain]
Who stole di cookie from the cookie jar?
Who mi, yes you, couldn't mi, then is who?
Who stole di cookie, mussi Pinky Lou
Who mi, yes you, couldn't mi, then is who?
Must be di youth weh dem call Boy Blue
[Verse 3]
Eleven an' eleven, dat are twenty two
Love part one, but mi prefer part two
Must not bite what you can't chew
Mi favorite nuts, dat are cashew
Ask her where she live at, up at Mountain View
Di richest set of people live at Saint Andrew
[Chorus]
Zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zam, di dance have fi ram
Zim-zam, di dance have fi ram (Bam)
Zim-zam, di session have fi ram
Man in a buckles, an' di girls-dem in a tam
Don't eat di sheep, but we eat up di ram
Favorite dish, dat are ackee an' yam
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee (Hey)
[Refrain]
Who stole di cookie from di cookie jar
Who mi, yes you, couldn't mi, then a who?
Must be di girl weh dem call Pinky Lou
Who stole di cookie, mussi one Boy Blue
Eleven an' eleven dat are twenty two (Rabbit-a)
(Tell 'em-a, ku-sheng-peng)
[Chorus]
Say, who, yes, it is me
Di classical MC name Boyo Billy
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee (Hey)
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
[Verse 4]
On my way I go to Brixton city
Some Babylon stop mi, dem ask mi weh mi name
Mi tell 'em Billy Boyo music is my game
An' anywhere mi go, I say, mi have a lot of fame
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
A who mi pray to, a just to God almighty
Everyday I give Jah thanks for his majesty
[Chorus]
Zim-zim-zim, zim man Stagger Lee
Him fire Billy Boyo in a different stylee
Zim-zim-zim, zimma stylee
[Verse 5]
Long time dem no hear it from mi
Cah, long time dem no hear it from mi
Cah, man, if you flash dem in a number are one-one-three
In a alphabet dat are A-B-C
Some say Billy Boyo, some say Boyo Billy
[Outro]
Zim, zam di dance have fi ram
Bim, bam di beat have fi ram
Zim, zam, zim man Stagger Lee (Hey)
Zim Zim was written by Billy Boyo.
Zim Zim was produced by Henry “Junjo” Lawes.