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I can't for the life of me understand anything my favorite dancehall artist, Little John, says. I can understand a good portion of many of his songs, but for the most part I'm completely at a loss.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could give me some lyrics to:

- All Over Me! (particularly this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZIXt13dmY)
- Left Me (Slim Thing)
- Smoke Ganja Hard

Much Appreciated,
-- Merlito

oh you are no threat to we sound boy
you are no threat to we lawd whoi

all over me
all over me, well
all over me, the girl all over me
and a, all over me, the girl all over me

she no rump with me body
say a strictly me belly
and a ina the bed she hafi take a tighty
and a likkle john look pon her sexy body
lord you see me
you see me
lord no girl no mind me
if a girl try that she woulda dead fi hungry
??? woulda sell her TV
??? she hafi pray to me
and say likkle john you ina catigery

fling up foot, fling up foot
every posse fling up foot
it name fling up your foot and show your ???
??? lord it a the in thing
your hair style expensive and ???
you look good, a pure hot clothes you wear
ca likkle john want me girl them take care
come take it

all over me, the girl all over me
and a, all over me, me girl all over me

repeats

lord girl me know you sweet
and girl me know you nice
want them fi know your body a ???
want them fi know say this ya girl look nice

smoke ganja hard

look how they work us, yeah
oh yes
look how they work us so hard
a guy fi mi name go abroad
a talk bout me smoke ganja hard
a talk bout me smoke ganja hard

i´m not afraid of lash?
i´m not afraid of lash?
over my back
i´m not afraid of lash?
over my back
i´m not afraid of lash oh no

repeats

sometimes i go to my bed
when i feel hungry
cause i can´t find no food to eat
i can´t find no food to eat
no no no no

repeats

likkle john him a the owner fi the yard, whoy
likkle john him a the owner fi the yard, whoy
i can´t take it no longer
i can´t take it no longer
under this condition
under this condition

repeats

i´m gonna leave out for shure
i´m gonna leave out for shure
cause i can´t take it no more
i can´t take it no more

some additions to Mofoo's work

all over me
all over me, well
all over me, mi girl all over me
and a, all over me, mi girl all over me

she no romp with me body
say a strictly me belly
and a ina the bed she hafi take off nighty
and a likkle john look pon her sexy body
but you see me
you see me
lord no girl no mind me
if a girl try that she woulda dead fi hungry
sell off her bed she woulda sell her TV
go pon she knees she hafi pray to me
and say likkle john you ina catego (ry)

fling up foot, fling up foot
every massive fling up foot

it name fling up your foot and show your Patrick Ewings
the cut up jeans, lord, it a the in thing
your hair style expensive and dear
you look good, a bear hot clothes you wear
ca likkle john want di girl them take care
come take it

all over me, the girl all over me
and a, all over me, me girl all over me

repeats

lord girl me know you sweet
and girl me know you nice
want them fi know your body have price
want them fi know say this ya girl look nice

smoke ganja hard

look how they work us, yeah
oh yes
look how they work us so hard
a guy tek (in the repeats: Fe) mi name go abroad
a talk bout me smoke ganja hard
a talk bout me smoke ganja hard

i´m not afraid of lashing
i´m not afraid of lashing
over my back
i´m not afraid of lashing
over my back
i´m not afraid of lashing oh no

repeats

sometimes i go to my bed
when i feel hungry
cause i can´t find no food to eat
i can´t find no food to eat
no no no no

repeats

likkle john him a the owner fi the yard, whoy
likkle john him a the owner fi the yard, whoy
i can´t take it no longer
i can´t take it no longer
under this condition
under this condition

repeats

i´m gonna leave out for sure
i´m gonna leave out for sure
cause i can´t take it no more
i can´t take it no more

jumbo.. you jumbo! (:

now some understanding:
nighty: some sort of pyjama or lingerie?
also i dont quite understand why somebody takes his name abroad?

yes nighty is short for nightgown or nightdress


the guy carried his name abroad, saying Little John smoke ganja hard.

so he gossiped in New York, London or one of those ´foreign´places about little John´s excessive marijuana use.

Wow, perfect. Thank you kindly.