Don't drink coffee I drink roots my dear
and I love my morning ride
You can see it in my motions when I walk
I'm a Jamaican in New York

See me walking down Trench Avenue
with my hat leaned to one side
You can see it when I walk
I'm a Jamaican in New York

Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York
Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York

"Roughness maketh man" as someone said
He's the root boy of the day
takes a man to make a stand sometimes get wild
Be yourself no matter what they say

Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York
Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York

Nice enough to party can lead to notoriety
Pretty soon they'll know you as a Don
Because we live so hearty , Babylon do like we
still we're going to party till the sun

Hey you don't stop what you don't see
this is the rhythm and the harmony
Republics going to take the lead
Ah yeah you know I'm sure man

Shock and badness does not make a man
and - we're not the only ones with guns.
confront your enemies out smart them when you can
but if all else fails you better run

Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York
Wo'oh I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jamaican in New York

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