[CHORUS] LA-LA LA -LA LA- LA LA -LA LA *after each line La la la la la la la Fool for forty, na fool forever Na so the book people dey talk Fool for forty, na fool forever Na so the book people dey talk I no go tell my brother like that You tell am, realize you be fool at twenty I no go tell my brother like-ee that You tell am realize, you be fool at twenty Book sense different from belly sense Fool na fool no matter for age Fifteen to thirty, forty to hundred Fool na fool no matter for age
Now listen to me now
Hey come [CHORUS] YES SIR *(AFTER EACH LINE) Bring me the plate Go buy yam to chop Bring me the file Call the messenger Hey come Bring me the plates Go buy yam to chop Bring me the file Call the messenger
They run run about everywhere [SAX RESPONSES] They jump jump about the place Na carry for morning, day, and night I no sing happy monkey for you I no say I be fool for you
Okay [CHORUS] OKAY, I agree [CHORUS] I AGREE, I don vex me to hear [CHORUS] I DON VEX ME TO HEAR *[REPEAT STANZA]
[UNSION WITH CHORUS] Okay, I agree, I don vex me to hear [UNSION WITH CHORUS] Okay, I agree, I don vex me to hear
Before I jump like monkey, give me banana Make you hear, yes sir