Intro:
A man shoulda guh fen fi himself
An stop stanup like a bottle pon a shelf
A try enjoy whey other a live for
Yaah hear mi now
Chorus:
Boy, Mama have her own, daddy have him own
Anything dem have yuh better leave dat alone
Yuh a yuh owna dog, get yuh owna bone
Be yuh owna man fih live inna yuh owna home
An don't depend pan mami fih dead leff nuh will
Nor depend pan daddy fih pay nuh light .....
Don't depend pan nobody
Show the whole a dem yuh a independent smaddy
It's not a good intention
Sit dung an a bleach pan yuh grandmother pension
If mama nuh cook yuh go sit dung up a Dentan
Lay wait the pot fih taste a piece a di trentan
Couple bulla buy yuh run come a defend one
Everybody things yuh sit dung an a depend pan
All a wait pan mama bed fih put yuh pick-i-ney dem pan
Over granny will yuh all a bruck a contention.
Boy, Mama have her own, daddy have him own
Anything dem have yuh better leave dat
Yuh a yuh owna dog, get yuh owna bone
Be yuh owna man fih live inna yuh owna home
Yuh know how much little man MI si start a business
Outa a pack a cigarette an couple box of matches
An never pick up nuh gun an go think negative
Guh shot man, tek nuh innocent life fih live
But some guy sit ding an nah think positive
Everyday dem get up notten constructive
See yuh pan di road a go bout yuh business
Draw dung wha happen Faada Dem turn relative
With a bag a sweet mouth an complimentary
Yuh a di wickedest thing inno faada Trust Mi
Den dem rigmarole anancy story;
Den dem tek time come in wid di
"Bwoy yuh waan si, Faada Jah know nutten nah gwaan fi mi
Is like a God sen yuh come inno Faada Nutsi.
From maanin mi deh yah only you one mi si
I could a deal with a thing inno Faada Trust Mi
But, Mama have her own, daddy have him own
Anything dem have yuh better leave dat alone
Yuh a yuh owna dog, get yuh owna bone
Be yuh owna man fih live inna
Suppose one day mama seh look mr. mention
Time to hit the road go mek yuh own invention
Wha mi would a do? , Hmm! Hmm! seh nuh bodda mention
If yuh did a wok yuh wouldn't inno nuh tension
Now yuh gone pan road nuh have no body fih ben pan.
Big gun pickup, a thief yuh ago depen pan
But policeman a go shot yuh dung inna di redemption
Lucky yuh nuh deh deh fih yuh end up a pention
Boy, Mama have her own, daddy have him own
Anythïng dem have yuh better leff dat alone
Yuh a yuh owna dog, get yuh owna bone
Be yuh owna man...
