Ting-A-Ling (The Original) Songtext
von Shabba Ranks

Ting-A-Ling

(Wax) an turn em up!
It′s a Shabba ting
Suckling sing
Yard and foreign kick up
Bruk whine! (he, he) (Sing!)

Chorus
Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling (Sing!)
Dancehall it swing (Sing!)
DJ ears cock up
When dem hear boom riddim (Sing!)
Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling (Sing!)
Schoolbell a ring (Sing!)
Knife an fork
A' fight fi dumpling


Buyaka
Buyaka call fi (offa?) Shabba Rankin
Shabba Ranks just appear (disappear?)
An tear up another man chin (true)
Dem a′ di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey (Yes!)
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey
Who dem think dat they are
Yes dey cant alarm me
I am di general
In di DJ army
Who dot all me I
An cross all me T
An set all de girl
Dem tickle fancy
An anywhere we go
Gal gon crazy (Lissen!)

Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling (Sing!)
Schoolbell a ring (Sing!)
Knife an fork
A fight for dumpling


Buyaka
Buyaka call for Shabba Rankin
Shabba Rankin just appear
An tear up another man chin (true)
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey (Yuh see)
Reggae dancehall
It comprised of winery (Yuh see!)
Cock up yuh foot
Gal wine yuh body (Yuh see!)
If yuh can wine
Yuh own yu man (and him carrot?) (Yuh see!)
Pop pure style when yuh see yuh matey (Yuh see!)
Mate a try dress
But yuh matey no ready (Yuh see!)
Some mate look like
She a Bugs Bunny (Yuh see!)
She a cartoon an
She nuh ready
Girl a get the loving
Yu a get di money (Yuh see!)
Jump up up up cause you
Fulla quality (E-hee)
Trailor load a girls
Dem gon craz-
An wit de great body girls dem
Like Jamacian girls dem
An di American girls dem
An di English girls dem
What about Canadian girls dem
All di Japanese girls dem
Di Caribbean girls dem
You should hear likkle children sing (What dem sing!)

Buyaka
Buyaka call fi Shabba Rankin
Shabba Ranks step aside
An tear up another man chin (true)
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey (Yes!)
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey
Yuh cyaan mix quantity
With quality
A man have quality
Yes him 'ave ability
Wit me strong mind
And mi back to carry me
I get di willpower
From God Almighty
Many are called
But the chosen is me
What is for Caesar
Could neva be for me
Dey cyaan hurt me
No dem cyaan deny me
I am di General
In di DJ army
Who dot all de I
An cross all de T
Cash register ring
And dem make (nuff) money

Buyaka
Buyaka call fi Shabba Rankin
Shabba Ranks just appear
An tear up another man chin (true)
Dem are di don
To the bass we add the key
Put the don to the key
An turn dem inna donkey (Yuh see!)
When yuh dance style
It comprised of winery (Yuh see!)
Cock up yuh foot
An wind yuh body (E-hee!)
Jump up-up-up
An shake yuh body (E-hee!)
Mawgle pon yuh man
Caw yuh mate nuh ready (E-hee!)
Mate look skiny
Like macaroni
From yuh mate skinny
Just call out "dready!"
If a gal no ready
Den a gal no ready
Don't waan no gal
Wit no bawl out belly
Belly affi flat
Like a wiley penny
Hear de likkle children
Sing wit quality (Dem say)