[Intro:] Shabba Ranking pon big ship riddim (Di Genius) Right now mi nuh mad bout it but mi errrr ere Right now mi ignorant bout it but mi ereeeeeeeee ere How can you not rate who come before you You a gwaan like a you come bout yah come come mek music big [Bridge:] Yet dem and those, who suppose to respect the elders Nuh deh yah And a gwaan like a you a deh man A nuh you a di man, a god a di man, ereerrrr [Chorus:] None of dem nuh bad like Shabba Ranking Nuh nuh nuh nuh, none a dem, none a dem None a dem nuh tough like the Shabba Ranking Nuh nuh nuh nuh, none a dem, none a dem Stop dah one deh and ask him If him nuh imitate the great Shabba Ranking Unuh can't stop da on da and asked him If him nuh imitate the great Shabba Ranking [Verse 1] See di fool deh! Ask him, if him nuh imitate di ranking The vibes I bring di big songs that I sing Must inspire and motivate him Big vibes bouncing pon big ship riddim From compound back to gully banking Shabba ranks a di top a top ranking So unuh no bother hide di truth, just put the facts in Di Gong a H2O and mi need oxygen Dancehall is like how mi pick the j**els and gem Tell dem say, mi supply di word fi di him Don't get it twisted, a who a fool him? Thirty years deep, and still a roll in [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2:] 'Cause dem a brag and boast and its a shame And dem nuh add up to what dem proclaim With dem little house, dem little car, dem little chain Dem baby name, and none a dem nuh badder than Baby Wayne Wid him around now me, mad, now me inhumane How many more can this man explain? That you cannot treat them and Shabba Ranks di same 'Cause when it comes to music, its not fun and game How unuh fi gwan like unuh waan ignore me And a boost up who don't come before me Take it from the foundation, build it a couple of story, Czechoslovakia, adore me God get the higher praise, and all of the glory Respect the foundation who come before me Colonel Josey, Brigadier Jerry, Yellow Man to this man, is legendary Errrrr [Repeat Chorus] [Bridge:] Yet dem and those, who suppose to respect the elders Nuh deh yah And a gwaan like a you a deh man A nuh you a di man, a god a di man, ereerrrr [Repeat Chorus] [Outro] Big, big, big, big ship riddim Big voice bouncing pon big ship riddim (2x)