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Welton Irie

Obeah Man

Release date: 1982

From Reprobate
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About This Track

"Obeah Man" is a track by Welton Irie, from the album Reprobate, released 1982. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Welton Irie

Welton Irie

Lyrics

Obeah Man

[Intro]

[Scatting] (Lord-a)

Weh make di obeah man a chant so? (Woy-a)

Weh make di obeah man a chant?

[Refrain]

All these girls that's makin' wedding plans (Ah-ay)

Carryin' my name to obeah man (Oh Lord)

All dem do, dem nah get through

'Cause di obeah man have one bandulu (Well, hear mi now)

[Chorus]

Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan

Cah, obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan

[Verse 1]

Say, when him get your money, him a look something fi nyam

When him get your money, him a look something fi nyam

Cah, four pound of chicken and five pound of yam

Mi say, non-stop until him belly get ram

Say, out of you him buy house an' land

Say, out of you him buy a criss mini van

[Chorus]

Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan

Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan

[Verse 2]

A lot of tings to rise, a lot of tings to fall

Di obeah man a look in a him crystal ball

Look pon you an' a tell you pure lie

Nowadays obeah man full of samphire

Him spread a white sheet with rice an' goat meat

An' when you nah look, is it him a go eat

A when you turn 'round, him say, "A duppy do it"

Him get so fed up, you just kiss your teeth

[Chorus]

Obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan

Say, obeah man a no smad you fi di pen-pan (So)

[Refrain]

All these girls that's makin' wedding plan (Ah-ay)

Carryin' my name to obeah man (Oh Lord)

All dem do, dem nah get through

'Cause di obeah man have one bandulu (Well, hear mi so)

[Verse 3]

Dem rub you with oil, you broke out in a boil

Him rub you little more an' you broke out in a sore

You go to a doctor, you cyaan find no cure

Not to mention how di [?] stink

An' anywhere you go, you left a load of ting

In case you don't know what dat mean, sister

It mean di obeah bag fire

It mean di obeah bag fire

Beca' di obeah man is a liar

The way how you vex, you go an' get a lawyer

[Chorus]

Him a no smad you fi di pen-pan (Hey!)

Him a no smad you fi di pen-pan

[Outro]

Mi have dis little girl by di name of Jaqueline

Mi have dis little girl by di name of Jaqueline

She try fi tie mi so mi give her a beatin'

She try to tie mi, mi give her beatin'

While beatin' her, I started to sing

Let mi go, girl, let mi go tour di world (Lord)

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From Reprobate

1982
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