Getting Divorce - Yellowman, Fathead

Boy Fathead I can’t take it no longer

I just can’t take it no longer.

Seen?

Boy she a ruined mi life bwoy…

I’m getting divorced in the evening

Buff-baff Susan get a lot of beating.

Why?

Me give her plenty money

To look a for mi yellow baby

So take me to the family court on time!

But listen man!

Me dress up ina jacket, me dress up ina tie

As me reaching court the girl a tell lie

The judge seh: I know you never loved that gal

Then tell me your honour why she married I and I?

Put her in the kitchen to fry some chicken

Put her in the kitchen to boil some rice

When me see what she do me bawl Jesus Christ!

She burned-out the chicken and?

The rice!

I’m getting divorced in the evening

Buff-baff Susan get a lot of beating

Me give her plenty money

To look a for the yellow baby

So take me to the family court on time!

But listen man!

Me one Susan she have plenty man

She have 3 a them wey live a Portland

Seh one Anna man, one a them a Byron

And one a them a soldier ina Hope Park camp

Me pack up me thing and go thru the door

Me wave my hand and seh: Good bye Susan!

Seh as me reach the gate I hear she sing one song:

Come back darling!

Give me another try!

Why I!

And me will satisfy!

You know…

I’m getting divorced in the evening

Buff-baff Susan get a lot of beating.

Tell me why?

Me give her plenty money

To buy feed and also nappy

As night come she gone let the yellow baby!

But listen man!

Me love Susan 'til me go a obeah-man

Me love Susan 'til me go a obeah-man

The obeah-man seh: I beg you stretch out you hand

Me stretch out mi hand and then he read my palm

He open the Bible and read one psalm

Him seh: Yellowman I gwaan tell you wey they gwaan

Fathead and fi you woman them just gone!

Me no want!

Me no want!

Where Fathead ya man left!

Me no want!

Me no want!

Where Fathead ya man left!

Why?

Fathead?

Fathead?