Once Upon A Time

Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Me haffi do it for me Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Once upon a time, there was a prince inna the tropics Who never living lavish and him never live in palace Him mada nearly panic when she ask him what the plan is Because him never have it Wonder how dem ago manage? Never have degree and yet him never wah go college Was wise enough fi see that a degree don't bring you knowledge Armed with just a dream, haffi believe inna the sonics Him come fi set regime in every scheme and every parish, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Me haffi do it for me Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Some tell him fi cautious Some tell him fi no get caught up And some say "look a job, eventually things will sort out" "The 9 to 5 it easier, no bother take the hard route" Politely him decline, him nah go take up pon dem offer So nuff a dem badmind and claim him will remain a pauper Him hear them talk behind him back But Natty never falter (Okay) Nah trade the greener pastures Fi turn lamb inna dem slaughter (No way) So when the times get harder Give him praises, hold him orders yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Me haffi do it for me Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Say one by one, me say two by two Put you hand inna di air from you a push and go through We nuh care 'bout who a watch And we nuh care 'bout who a screw Just a focus pon di work that Jah Jah give us to do Never have the funds fi finish upper high school But mi never dunce, nuh get it misconstrued Some people talk shit but couldn't fit inna mi shoe Only Time will tell the truth between the Wise and the Fool Way before me ever move into apartment I was living in depression while the Devil torment Rockstone was my pillow No a never carpet But a iron upon iron, that is how you sharpen Fi get a hit, you haffi fit Equip you clip fi target Road it tricky, never smooth & silky like a Garnett 'Member this, a rags to riches when you see di garments Overcoming obstacle, we getting it regardless God bless 'Cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me Me haffi do it for me Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop Oh, yeah Me do da ting ya 'cause me cyah stop And no-body can do it for me