[Verse 1:] Wi all love and respect reggae But don't pretend dancehall nuh deh, deh When reggae rise, dancehall rise Jamaica rise cyaa look down pon wi like stregga From Yellow Man the first dancehall king Shabba go global wid the dancehall thing Nuff a dem nuh rate Sean Paul But a niff time the man give the billboard a dancehall swing Nuff a dem nuh like dem own music word up A pop and hiphop dem a push first up Artist weh tek money and nuh turn up Dancehall reputation dem burn up Why some man a tek dis fi circus Reggae cyaa tek it meck money surplus Don't try spit in a the pot mi nam out a Mi wi put yuh in a dark corner go curl up
[Chorus:] This a dancehall, dancehall A wi lover, wi life A wi girl, a wi wife Suh everybody haffi treat her right
Rep fi wi dancehall, dancehall A wi joy, a win pain A shi meck wi a gain Nuh dash no more dirt pon her name
[Verse 2:] Big up Jamis, Stili and Cleavy Big up Sleng Teng, Wayne Smith Recently leave wi Sweet reggae meck yo scank it easy Dancehall meck yo dance till yo foot dem cheesy Society a try mislead wi A seh Vado gainst Kartel Bounty gainst Beenie Dancehall a draw down, dancehall nuh intrigue mi How mi fi bite off the same hand weh feed mi Check the facts, check the ratio Most a Europe nuh play wi music paw radio Fi big up reggae nuh mean yuh haffi put down dancehall Yuh no have no unity, how unuh stay suh? Police weh go out in a the sea go lock off boat ride WI send ten bad girl come trace yo Artist know yo self cause the world a hear yo Don't burn down the bank weh pay yo