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UB40
A Real Labour of Love
Under Me Sleng Teng

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Under Me Sleng Teng

Release date: 2nd March 2018

From A Real Labour of Love

About This Track

"Under Me Sleng Teng" is a track by UB40, from the album A Real Labour of Love, released 2nd March 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

UB40

UB40

Lyrics

Under Me Sleng Teng

Is way in my brain, is way in my brain

Is way in my brain, well now

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

Way in my brain, no cocaine

I don't wanna, I don't wanna go insane

Way in my brain, no cocaine

I don't wanna, I don't wanna go insane

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

Because ah inna me eyes there is red like blood

And I been moving around like a human flood

Smoke outta me mouth and outta me nose

I blow it inna air make the smoke expose

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

In Westmoreland ah where di sensi come from

Me put it inna crocus bag pon di mini van

Take di seed an me make di 'ash oil

An me put inna di barrel cos me know it not spoil

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

Unda me sleng & teng

Me Unda me sleng teng

It's way on my brain

Its way on my brain

Its way on my brain

Well now

Inna me eyes there is red like blood

And I been moving around like a human flood

Smoke outta me mouth and outta me nose

I blow it inna air make the smoke expose

In Westmoreland ah where di sensi come from

Me put it inna crocus bag pon di mini van

Take di seed an me make di 'ash oil

An me put inna di barrel cos me know it not spoil

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

'Cause it way in my brain, no cocaine

I don't wanna, I don't wanna go insane

Way in my brain, no cocaine

I don't wanna, I don't wanna go insane ... oh noo

Its way on my brain

Its way on my brain

Its way on my brain

Well now

I said me smoke it and me pass it thru de windah

An me give it to my next door neighba

Me said me smoke it and me pass it thru de windah

An me give it to my next door neighba

'Cause inna me eyes them a red like blood

And I been moving around like a human flood

Smoke outta me mouth and outta me nose

I blow it inna air make the smoke expose

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me hey hey hey

Under me sleng teng, me under me sleng teng

Under me sleng teng, me under me

Track details

From A Real Labour of Love

2018

Album

A Real Labour of Love

Release year

2018

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Good Vibes Tonight

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Credits

Credited: Ali Campbell, King Jammy, Noel Davey, Wayne Smith