[Intro] Like to tell you a story about a girl I know Or should I say a girl I used to know [Verse 1] 1971 inna England Fresh off the plane to my dame inna Brixton No, she never ask 'bout flight Two month now no telegram write Hey, she send taxi fi I She gone a some house party tonight So call me artical like Make a few call get a couple invite Inna the place me gone Never leff Yard from the day me born Right up front who me staring pon You can tell say a she by the way she gwaan Christine, Christina, Crystal Try all a dem and she still never respond Understand, catch a pree from a distance Man hand gone inna pants fi a six-pance Whoa! Tuff guys beside her She naa reply when I say hi to her So dem go try bring violence in the parr Need I remind these kind that I nuh war So me turn fi walk away But a likkle voice in my head start talk to me Tell me walk right pass her To the sound, take the mic and ask her [Chorus] Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? And girl I know you see me And you know I see you too So what is it gonna be (tell me what's it gonna be) Tell me what you wanna do What's with this great mystery After all that we been through Now you're refusing to look my way, eh [Verse 2] My likkle darling Know she stay so from morning Where she grew was appalling Want fi make it right so she take the flight Heard the city lights calling From the day she been crawling All she hear bout is foreign Say we a keep the link Now wah me fi think see the plans dem sinking Deep, new year reach Accent gone pon all part a you speech Don Gorgon dem u waa fi go meet Like she be the real topanaris a street Please, watch how me calmness a do it Naa bat a lid, as a morning I leave But how me fi walk right pass you miss Haffi look inna you eye and ask you this [Chorus] Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? (turn your head fi look my way) Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? And girl I know you see me And you know I see you too So what is it gonna be Tell me what you wanna do What's with this great mystery After all that we been through Now you're refusing to look my way, eh [Bridge] And I know you know what I'm talking about Girl see you in the crowd and act like she don't know But me naa take no stylin', no punkin' or no joke (huh?) Girl why you dweet (Girl why you dweet!) Girl why you dweet (Girl why you dweet!) No it no sweet (No it no sweet!) No it no sweet (No it no sweet!) Girl why you dweet (Girl why you dweet!) No it no sweet (No it no sweet!) Girl why you dweet (Girl why you dweet!) No you shouldn't dweet (No it no sweet!) Say, what mek you dweet? (Girl why you dweet!) What mek you dweet? (Girl why you dweet!) No that no sweet (No it no sweet!) Girl that no sweet (No it no sweet!) What mek you do it? (Girl why you dweet!) You shouldn't dweet (No it no sweet!) Girl why you dweet No you shouldn't dweet [Chorus] Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? (Why do you act like I'm not talking to you?) Girl! Why don't you answer to your name? [Outro] This girl weh me know from time, you know Acting like she was mine, you knoe And kind, you know You see, yo
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