(Chorus)

Ki ayisien kap di'm map mache New-York san fezi
(Which haitian says i walk in New-York without a gun)
Mwen di ou messie nou menti
(I tell you man y'all lying)
L bum yo ginbe ou yo devore ou se l ou mouri police vini
(When the bum catches you they eat you up it's when you die the police comes)
Mwen di ou messie nou menti
(I tell you man y'all lying)

Penden'm kanpe sou flatbush mwen wou on police ap vini
(While standing on flatbush i saw the a cop comin')
Li di mwen map vann drg
(He said i'm selling drug)
mwen di mon ch ou menti
(I told man you're lying)
Li vin pou'l vin cheke'm mwen di mwen pa gen anyen
(He came to check me out i told him i had nothing)
Se nan yon ti bal mwen tapwal la pou' cheke on ti zen
(I was going to a party to check the 411)
Big up big up phantom mwen renmen tabou combo
(Big up big up phantom (haitian band) i like tabou combo (another band)
Se sak f depwim nan bal la mwen mande kote moun yo
(That's if i'm in the bal i ask where's the poeple)
Timtim bwa sk mwen couri lm ouvri pt
(Timtim bwa sk (creole salute) i ran to open the door)
Nan yon cimiti pase mwen wou on tt san kk
(In a cemetery cause i saw i head without a rooster)
A b c d f g si`ou vl batay se danje
(A b c d f g) if you wanna fight it's danger
Mem si ou kon jw foutbol dni gl lan s pou pl
(Even if could play soccer the last goal if for pele (brazilian soccer player)
Pa jour manmam, manmam s krol
(Don't diss my mom, my mom is creole)
Fesi'm se bousl
(My gun guides me)
Kompa'm se lakol
(My direction sticks)
Original ayisieeennnn kwa d bouk
(Original haitian Croix-des-Bouquets (Wyclef's town)
Gen ng ki pens brooklyn'm ft ayiti'm ft kwa d bouk kwa d bouk
(Some niggers thinks i was born in brooklyn, i was in Haiti in Croix-des-Bouquets)

Tand
(Listen)

(Chorus)

Prezidan mwen pa vl przidan ou
(President, i don't wanna be your president)
Was mikrofn nan mwen s gouvman ou
(Give me the microphone i become your goverment)
Bon nom'm s Wyclef yo rl'm fanfan
(My real name's wyclef they call me fanfan)
Mwen gen on ti s yo rl roz salon
(I have a little sister that is called roz salon)
Mwen yon cheval ki vol chak swa
(I got a horse who flys every night)
Mwen gen cheve pwav mwen pa vl cheve soi
(I got a nappy head i don't have silky hair)
Bad boy ayisien ki soti en ayiti
(Haitian bad boy straight from Haiti)
Depui mwen gen pwoblm mwen ral ouzi
(If got a problem i pull a uzi)
L mal lkl ameriken t kon jour'm
(When i went to school american's used to diss me)
Yo rlm ng nw yo rlm ti rfiji
(They called black nigger they called a little refugee)
Jan yo pal mwen wou yo pa civilis
(The way they talked i saw they where not civilised)
Jan yo pal mwen wou yo pa kon bon djie
(The way they talked i saw they didn't know god)
45 bo kotem plis mwen gen de pi kol
(45 by my side plus i got bot feet together)
si on ng test'm map pt d gren zie'l
(If a nigger test me i'm gonna stab his eyes)
Orijinal ayitien ki soti jerizalem
(Original haitian straight from jerusalem)
Si on ng test'm an sa a ou pap ou nwl
(If a nigger tests me you wont see christmas this year)

(Chorus)

Tande
(Listen)

(man's voice)
Kot moun yo mwen pa wou moun yo
(Where's the poeple i don't see the poeple)

(Lauryn)
Then you should know
That one day we are gone
So keep your head to the sky
See the path we refuse is the path we should choose
They wont take the world when you die

Ayitien tir
(Haitian fire)


Lev l men lev l men chant chant
(Hands up hands up sing sing)

Yon bagay yo di'm fi petyon vil pa vl ng ki gen cheve pwav mwen gen cheve pwav
(They told me something girls from Ption-Ville don't want nigga's
with nappy heads well i've got a nappy hea