Now dis one dedicated to the girls   Dem wid di angel face and the devil heart   Yuh no say Ragamuffin Chaka Demus an youth called Pliers   Come to deal with your case, step up my youth, hear dis      I know this little girl, her name is Maxine   Her beauty is like a bunch of rose   If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine   You would a say, I don't know what I know   (But)      Murder she wrote   (Fi real, fi real)   Murder she wrote   Murder she wrote   Murder she wrote      Watch ya now, it name   A pretty face and bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka   (Follow me)   A pretty face and bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka      Seh gal yuh pretty, yuh face it pretty   But yuh character dirty   Gal yuh just act too flirty, flirty   Yuh run to Tom, Dick an' also Harry   An' when yuh find yuh mistake   Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry   (Come now)      Have her di corner where she jooks an where she jam   (Cruise?)   She know about Lou, Crack an every money man   Me talk about coolie chiney, White Man and Indian   Di wickedest kind a girl whey Mr. Pliers buk upon      Now when yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine   Her beauty is like a bunch of rose   (But)   If I ever tell you 'bout Maxine   You would a say, I don't know what I know   (But)      Murder she wrote   (Murderation man)   Murder she wrote   Murder she wrote   (Na, na, na)   Murder she wrote      Watch yuh now stand still, yuh no pay me light bill   If yuh tes di ragamuffin, gal ya gwan get kill   Gal keep 'way, caw yuh a crebbie crebbie   An di limits of me talk of if a DJ, gal come out      Becaw yuh nuh shockout   Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin, yuh haffi jump and shout   Now touch me gate, yuh nuh pay mi water rate   Becaw great is great, yuh cyaan underrate   (Follow me)      Yuh pretty face an bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can hold Chaka   (Follow me)   Yuh pretty face an bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can hold Chaka      Seh girl yuh pretty, yuh face is pretty   But yuh character dirty   Gal yuh just a have to flirty, flirty   Yuh run to Tom Dick an' also Harry   An when yuh find yuh mistake   Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry      Now every middle of the year dis girl go have abortion   Fi di coolie white man, Indian no seek inna   (Nail fun?)   An jus di other day me see her six months pregnant   Now she up an switch her girl with other baby inna pram      So yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine   Her beauty's like a bunch of rose   An' if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine   You would a say, I don't know what I know   (But)      Murder she wrote   Murder she wrote   Murder she wrote   (Na, na, na)   Murder she wrote      Excuse me   Gal me never know yuh a so yuh stay   Ragamuffin Chaka Demus com fi flash it same way   Waoh, woah   (Follow me)      Yuh pretty face an bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka   (Follow me)   Yuh pretty face an bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can Hold Chaka      Seh girl yuh pretty, yuh face is pretty   But yuh character dirty   Gal yuh just a have to flirty, flirty   Yuh run to Tom, Dick an' also Harry   An when yuh plan yuh mischief   Yuh talk 'bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry      Di gal a pose an' a brag how she look sexy   All she worship is pure vanity   Di gal a pose anna brag how she look ready   When she wash her clothes it dirty      Gal yuh no ready if yuh cyaan cook fi mi   Gal yuh no ready if yuh cyaan wash fi mi   Gal yuh nuh ready if yuh know yuh flirty flirty   (Follow me)      Yuh pretty face and bad character   Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka   (Follow me now)   Yuh pretty face an bad character   (Murder she wrote)   Dem the kinda livin' can't hold Chaka   (Murder she wrote)      So stand still   (Murder she wrote, na, na, na)   Yuh no pay me light bill an' if yuh tes di ragamuffin   (Murder she wrote)   Gal ya gwan get kill, gal keep 'way   Caw yuh ahaffi back way an 'di of him a DJ   (Limit see me talk)      Gal come out becaw yuh nuh shockout   Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin   Yuh haffi jump and shout, now touch me   (Gate?)   Yuh nuh pay mi water rate   Becaw great is great is yuh gong fi di rate   (Come down)      Now yuh heard about this little girl her name is Maxine   Her face is like a bunch of rose   Man a if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine   You would a say, I don't know what I know