[Intro]
Jah man, live long, me are fire
Hail Jah man, for me say music is a I man desire
Do it, Jack!
[Verse 1]
For me say, everywhere me go mi have fi shake mi head
For everyone a talk about a hail a Nico dread
Mi wife wake me up this morning out of bed
She give me cocoa-tea and then she bought a piece of bread
But right between di bread, it was her fry egg
And in di afternoon she give me ackee and cakes
And way down ina di evening me go rub down sexy leg
When mi walk pon street, I man don't beg
Me prefer raise mi fowl and go sell di egg
[Chorus]
Dem say "Hail Nico dread"
Cah let me tell you, dem say "Hail Nico dread"
[Verse 2]
For me say, I love di girls and di girls love mi
Say, I love mi butter and a I love di bread
I love that sexy thing right between your leg
Your pretty brown leg a make me get shag
Say, dem a pretty brown leg a make me get shag
[Refrain]
Nico short, Nico smart, Nico know how fi talk
Me short, but me smart, but me know how fi talk
For everywhere me go di people want to see me
For everywhere me go di people want to see me
That’s why me climb ina di sycamore tree
Jah man, that's why me climb ina di sycamore tree
[Bridge]
Me say, me have a dog at yard and it no have on no flea
Before me go at show, me a boil him cup of tea
Him bite anyone for me
Jah man, me say him bite everyone for me
[Verse 3]
For me say everywhere me go me have fi shake mi head
For everyone a talk about a hail a Nico dread
Mi wife wake me up this morning out of bed
She give me cocoa-tea and then she bought a piece of bread
But right between di bread, it was a fry egg
And in di afternoon she give me ackee and cakes
And way down ina di evening me go rub down sexy leg
Me walk pon street, I man don't beg
Me prefer raise mi fowl and go sell di egg
[Chorus]
Dem say "Hail Nico dread"
Cah let me tell you say me dreader than dread
[Refrain]
Nico short, Nico smart, Nico know how fi talk
Nico short, Nico smart, Nico know how fi talk
For everywhere me go di people want to see me
For everywhere mego di people want to see me
That’s why me climb up ina di sycamore tree
Tell you 'bout di sound who leads the way come down a May (Do it)
[Verse 4]
Me say, di man Toyan sweet like any Giovanni
Along with Nicodemus down at Channel One
Me are musician (Jah man, Jah man, Jah man)
Me come fi nice up di nation (But watch out, man-a)
For whether Babylon, ballhead or natty dread
[Chorus]
Dem say Hail Nico dread
Cah let me tell you say me heavy than lead
Cah let me tell you say me tougher than lead
[Outro]
Me say, me plant sensimilla and me plant lamb's bread
Say, that's di ongle way I'm gonna make my bread
Fi buy a cabinet and a buy a trunk bed
Say, hail Nico dread, Jah man, and me say hail Nico dread
Nico short, Nico smart, Nico know how fi talk
Say, every tune me do, it have fi-
