MY FATHER COME TO AMERICA      'PON A BOAT IN 1950      FROM THE ISLAND OF BRAVA      FROM CABO VERDE      WID 'IM FATHER AND HIM SISTER      AND HIM TWO OLDER BROTHERS      THEY SAIL STRAIGHT INTO THE ARMS      OF THEIR MOTHER      SHE WAS WORKING HARD YOU SEE      DOWN IN NA FACTORY      SHE TRY TO SAVE HER FAMILY      FROM A LIFE OF POVERTY      SHE GO TO WORK      EACH AND EVERY DAY      INTO THE PIGGY BANK SHE      PUT ALL HER PAY AWAY      THE RUMOR HAS IT      OR THE STORY I'VE BEEN TOLD      IS THAT MY FATHER MET MY MOTHER      WHEN HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD      HIM MUSSA JUST STEP OFF      THE MIGHTY ERNISTINA      JAH BLESS HIM EYES      TURN 'IM HEAD AND HIM SEEN HER      SHE LOOKING PRETTY SHARP (AND SHE)      SHE LOOKING PRETTY SWEET      SHE TURN HER HEAD TO HIM      AND TO HIM SHE DID REPEAT      FOR THIS HERE COMPETITION      FOR THIS HERE CONTEST      I DON'T MESS WITH RUDE BOYS      I ONLY GET WID THE BEST      LOOK HOW ME COOL      LOOK HOW ME CLEAN      LOOK HOW ME NICE UP THE SCENE      LOOK HOW ME RULE WITH THE LOVE SUPREME      AND NUF PEOPLE NOW A DAY      DEM DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY      DEM DIS RASTA TO DEVIL THEM PRAY      ME SAY LOOK NO FURTHER      THAN YOU NEED FIND      THE HUMBLE SECRET OF SUCCESS      FE ALL MANKIND      ME SAY NOW LOOK NO FURTHER      THAN YOU NEED FIND      ORIGINAL HOLY SACRAMENT      FE ALL MANKIND      SHE COULD HAVE LEFT THE MAN      STANDING ON THE ALTER      COULD LET LOVE FALL      LET LOVE A FALTER      SHE COULD HAVE LEFT AND NEVER      START NA FAMILY      NEVER BE BOY ONE OR TWO NOW YOU SEE      SO LISTEN UP WE GOT A LITTLE INFORMATION FOR YA      IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING      I DARE YOU CHANGE THE CHANNEL      YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH      TRY PLAY THE THUG      COME WE'RE GONNA SWEEP YA      UNDERNEATH THE RUG      1, 2, 3      3 STRIKE YOU'RE OUT      YOU'RE LOOKIN' PRETTY FUNNY      WITH A BOOT OUT YOUR MOUTH      YOU BETTER RUN YOU BETTER HIDE      STEP OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE      YOU BETTER RUN OUT OF PROVIDENCE RIGHT