Minty, minty, minty, minty, cocoa… hey... Come on now… Come on deh…
Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?"* Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Mumma say to pickney: ' you a come, you a grow, you will know'
Hog ina your minty And him a root out your cocoa… (x2)
Plant your vineyard ina your backyard How the cocoa was so wither and so small Now it come to perfection How you water it and nourish it Now you planing to boil a pot of soup Take from the stalk A man gone with the root...
Hog inna your minty And him a root out your cocoa (x2)
Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Mumma say to pickney: ' you a come, you a grow, you will know' Come on deh…
Hog inna your minty And him a root out your cocoa (x2)
Mister Joe have never tek good care Him never water it, nourish it, no Now me get it, now me a care it And next man a plan fi steal it…
Hog inna your minty And him a root out your cocoa (x2)
See, gwan…
Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Mumma say to pickney: ' you a come you a grow, you will know' Come on deh…
Hog inna your minty And him a root out your cocoa (x2)
Plant your vineyard ina your backyard How the cocoa was so wither and so small How you nourish it, how you cherish it Planning to boil a pot of soup Tek from the stalk, A man gone with the root….
Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long?" Mumma say to pickney: ' you a come, you a grow, you will know' Come on deh…
Hog inna your minty And him a root out your cocoa (x2)
* Hog seh to Mumma "Wha mek your mouth so long? Mumma say to pickney: ' you a come, you a grow, you will know" - ямайская пословица, означающая, что по мере того, как мы растем, мы узнаем новое самих себе…