Devil Pickney

Song

Devil Pickney

Sly & Robbie · Taxi Fare · 1986 · 3:41

Lyrics

I never see a thing like that Them a dress up in a black Them a sprinkle this an' that Where they gone, a woman come fi check mi mantra Little after that she can't talk 'bout Obeah Mi have fi say, lady left an' come out ya I coulda feel, a feelings all over Like the devil pickney come inna mi yard It's like the devil pickney come inna natty yard (Woah-oy) A mi say back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off (Mi lion) Where they gone, mi just a ride an' come on Go sight some youth, them a fire pure corn They would-a kill every living thing Down to the babe an' the poor suckling It's like the devil pickney come inna natty yard (Woah-oy) It's like the devil pickney come inna natty yard (Woah-oy) A mi say back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off Move off, move off, move off Move off, move off, move off Who Jah bless (Who Jah bless) No man can curse (No-no-no-no) Thank Jah Jah, I'm not the worst (Oh no) Them dress up in a black an' sprinkle this an' that Come with them gun an' then them want fi shoot mi down Dress up in a black an' sprinkle this an' that Come with them gun an' then them want fi shoot mi down It's like the devil pickney come inna natty yard (Alright) The devil pickney come inna rasta yard Move off right now, man Move on right now, sir (Alright) We are go chase dem vampire We are go chase dem vampire (Alright) Go burn dem with fire (Woah-oy) Where they gone, mi just a ride an' come on Sight some badboy, them a fire pure corn They would-a kill every living thing Down to the old people an' the babe an' suckling Like the devil pickney come inna natty yard It's like the devil pickney come inna mi yard (Woah-oy) A mi say back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off Back off, back off, back off For you a devil Why you acting so miserable? You a devil, you acting miserable Move off right now, man Move off right now, man We can't take it, we can't take it We can't take no devil workers No evil workers in this time (No-no) No come inna mi yard, no come inna mi yard You better stay abroad (Woah-oy) No come inna mi yard, no come inna mi yard

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