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OK, I have two questions about common early eighties dj lyrics. Lines or words I can't seem to figure out.

At the risk of sounding stupid I'll type what they sound like to me!

The first is always in a list of dances: cool and deadly and horseman ......something (rhymes with scappy or scabby) I've never been able to tell what this is, but I'd be really surprised if it actually is 'scappy'

The other one sounds something like: kiss kitty k-y minus plus, (seem to hear Nicodemus using this one the most)
which makes no sense to me and I'm sure I have it wrong. Anyone know what this really is and what it means?


Am happy to say I recently deciphered one line that had eluded me for a long time, which I finally realized was:
carry me go a ochi buy me fried fish and bammy. Anyone recognize that? I seem to have heard it a lot too.

thanks in advance for any info!

Refreshing post

I too like to know the meaning of a 'horseman scabby', 'horseman scappy' or 'horseman's cabby'? lol

On the other quote, I recognise it from the massive 'Another One bites the Dust' from Eastwood and Saint, going like 'You kiss Kitty K.Y. you minus plus, another one bites the dust...'.

Anyone?

'kiss kitty' is not a so good thing to do!

cool an deadly and horseman scabby, are types of dances

rambo wrote:cool an deadly and horseman scabby, are types of dances

Yeah, we know they're dances, just didn't know if they were really saying 'scabby.' Since they are, do you know what 'scabby' means?

it means scratchy, as in a rash from flees or other vermons

i heard kiss kitty means sucking "pu**y" and sizzla has it in his track (i heard)

jumbo shower wrote:it means scratchy, as in a rash from flees or other vermons

Oh cool! Thank you.
That makes some sense. It's like scabies, I guess. Like a horseman might get from mites or flees on a horse.

I've been wondering about this for years!

Now that I know what it means, I think I've even seen that dance, where they sort of look like they're being bothered by an itch or something. Does anyone know what the dance looks like? I'm thinking of the footage of Bunny Lee in Deep Roots.