Transport Connection
by Sister Nancy
From the album: One, Two
Duration: 3:45
Lyrics for Transport Connection
A thing call-a "Transport Connection" Originally by I Sister Nancy From the Uptown City, from the suffering posse (Do it!) You know? Mi say, mi go a New York an' mi drive Skylark Mi go a England an' mi drive Leyland A true, dem no know mi have mi ambition When mi have fi mi own a transportation Cah, dis are transport connection Sister Nancy in a transport connection Lord-our-God, I- mi are go tell it to di nation Lord-our-God, I- mi are go tell it to di nation Cah, let mi tell you, say, mi foot, it connect to the cycle Di cycle connect it to di motorbike Motorbike, it connect it a to di car An' di car, it connect it a to di truck When di truck, it connect it to engine train A engine-a engine-a number nine You rollin' down on di Kingston line Cah, when mi polish, said-a, you are go shine Dis a engine-engine, dis a number nine In a di transport connection Sister Nancy in a transport connection Lord-our-God, I- mi are go tell it to di nation Cah, let mi tell you, say, your Handcart connect it to your donkey cart Donkey cart, it connect it to motor van Motor van, it connect it to the tram car Di tram car connect it a to di plane In a di transport connection Lord-our-God, we in a transport connection Cah, let mi tell you, say, you ride pon a bike, dem a fuss an' fight You drive in a di car, dem a make you wild You drive pon di plane, dem want to give mi di blame In a di transport connection (Do it!) Jah, dis are transport connection Cah, let mi tell you, say, mi go a New York an' mi drive Skylark Mi go a England an' then mi drive Leyland A true, dem no know mi have mi ambition In a di transport connection Lord-our-God, mi in a transport connection Cah, let mi tell you, said-a, when I was a child, dem call mi Dainty Jah, when I was a child, dem call mi Dainty But now mi turn a woman, dem a call mi Nancy An' now mi turn a woman, dem a call mi Nancy An' mi name Sister Nancy Lord-our-God, a mi are one in a di city Cah, let mi tell you, say, no boy cyaan trick mi Cah, let mi tell you, man-a transport connection Slam-badoom-dilly, in a transport connection (Steady!) Mi in a transport connection It dedicated to the rich an' di poor man Cah, let mi tell you, say, whether you are driver or a walk foot man Di whole of we live in a dis ya island Jah, whether you are driver or a walk foot man Di whole of we live in a dis ya island In a di transport connection Lord-our-God, I- mi are go tell it to di nation Cah, let mi tell you, say, your bike, it connect it to the motor car Motor car, it connect it a to di truck While di truck, it connect it to di engine train For engine-a engine-a number nine We rollin' down dis a Kingston line Cah, when you polish, woman Nancy will shine Dis a engine-a engine-a number nine