Junior Byles' King of Babylon Lyrics

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afrique originoo
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Junior Byles' King of Babylon Lyrics

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What did he say around this part of the song "Nebucanizer the king of Babylon ????? sardine pants(?)

Someone please help.

Also while we're at it what does "what a liv a baba yay" mean?
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Spread him dead in a sardine pan.
Lick it back Selecta!
afrique originoo
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Thanks a bunch, this has been on my mind for a long time. Now it sounds very obvious and I feel stupid for not getting it.

Please, do you know anything about "what a liv a baba yay"
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maybe even more obvious when Dillinger says "set up himself inna sardine pan"
Sir Bellyas

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Isn't it "spread him bed in a sardine pan"? The Culture thing from Two Seven's Clash is probably just an exclamation of resigned shock similar to the Congos' "what a la la bam bam" or The Ethiopians' "rim bam bam".
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"What a leaving bambayay" means we'll be eating leavings (leftovers) soon when the 2 sevens clash, "bambayay" meaning "by and by". Or something like that anyway.
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Now I don't know what to believe regarding "What a liv a bamba yay."
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afrique originoo wrote:Now I don't know what to believe regarding "What a liv a bamba yay."
When I first heard the song, I heard "I'm gonna leap out of the way when the Two Sevens Clash"... ;)

As for the Byles song, I thought it was "spreading disease in a sardine pan". Until now. The correct lyrics are obvious when you see them written down... :)
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