A ting called the housing scheme And I Sister Nancy just a do it well clean When you sick or if you lame or your damn blast and mean It's the housing scheme, you know? I tell you fi build a little housing scheme Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme Who some a in a red some blue and green Some sekkle inna purple, yellow, black and also green I tell you fi build a little housing scheme (hey) Tell you fi build a little roof over yu head Tell you fi build a little roof over yu head Me landlord come him a act violent Him lick off yo door if you no want mi rent I tell myself fi build a little roof over ya head Tell me I can't get a brick, you use bag a stone And likkle after that you have a house of your own The landlord can't come kick off your door Better put a little roof over yo head Cah you fi put a little roof over yo head I tell you whether natty dread or a whether baldhead Ah I Sister Nancy just a do it instead Better put a little roof over yo head You better put a likkle roof over yo head I telling you fi set up production plan I tell you so fi set up foundation land You youth dem come on dem see di foundation A you fi build a little housing scheme Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme You do it, you ah do it, you ah do it well clean And some inna red, blue, yellow and green Ah I Sister Nancy come fi nice up the scene Mi lion you fi build a little roof over yu head (steady) You put a little roof over yu head I tell that the great is great, great shouldn't underrate And I Sister Nancy, me no imitate Cah mi say anything me chant, ah me originate Better build a little housing scheme Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme I tell you if you sick or if you sad or if you loss a love you had You sick or if you sad or if you loss a love you had A don't come back, a make me feel so bad You fi build a little roof over yu head Tell yo fi put a little roof over yu head The landlord a come and inna act violent Him take out yu bed if you no wanna pay no rent Mi lion you fi build a little housing scheme I tell you so fi put a little roof over yo head I tell yo when you can't get a brick, you use bag of stone A likkle after that you wanna house of your own The landlord can't come kick off your door Your pickney outta road a bawl out "woy" Your woman inna house a bawl out "woy woy woy" Natty build a little roof over yu head (ay) Tell you fi put a little roof over yo head You do it, you ah do it, you ah do it instead Whether baldhead or mi say whether natty dread I telling you fi build a likkle housing scheme (you see?) You build a likkle housing scheme Who set it inna red or mi say yellow or green You set it inna blue who red or white
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