A ting call-a "One Two"

Ain't no skippin' boogaloo, Nany have di barbecue (Steady!)

Just cool, you know?

Jah, mi say one

Jah man, Nancy make a little plan (A mi say two)

I tell, no bother kick off your shoe (A mi say three)

Mi let nobody kick off mi door (A mi say five)

A mi name sister Nancy (A mi say seven)

But every man want go a heaven (Mi say eight)

Well, I tell you, Nancy lay dem straight (A mi say nine)

Jah man, a dis a lyrics yah a mind (A mi say ten)

Go tell your little friend, say sister Nancy come again

'Cause, anything mi borrow mi a give it back tomorrow

An' anything mi lend, mi have fi get it back again

Mi say, mi walkin' down di street, two man I meet

A walkin' down di street, two man I meet

One tall an' brown, one black an' irie

Him ask a weh mi name, a just Sister Nancy

Him ask mi weh mi live, mi tell him Uptown City

Him ask mi weh mi born, mi tell him down a Jubilee

Him ask mi weh mi wear, mi tell him Terry gansey

An' also a lot of silver jewelry

Him ask mi a weh mi do, mi tell him "I'm a MC"

Him tell mi say, he live up in a Miami

Di first ting mi see was a letter to me

Di second ting mi see, "I hope you're feelin' irie"

Di third ting him say, "send request to me"

Di fourth ting him say, "I hope you still love me"

An' mi name sister Nancy (Lord-our-God)

A from di Jersey family

Di other time from di South-clean posse (Lord-a-God)

One - Jah man, Nancy make a little plan (A mi say two)

Well, I tell you, operator dat a you (A mi say three)

Don't come on an' lick off my door (A mi say five)

A mi name mumma Nancy (A mi say seven)

But every man wan' go a heaven (Mi say eight)

Jah man, Nancy lay dem straight (A mi say nine)

Mi tell you, dis a lyrics yah a mine (A mi say ten)

Go an' tell your little friend dat sister Nancy come again

Say, Nancy come again

Mi come again (Hey-a!)

Mi say, go tell your little friend (Mi come again)

I tell you in a different style, mi come again

Well, I tell you, beg you stop your runnin' wild, mi come again

Go tell your friend (You know?)

Tell yourself fi tell your friend

Dat a I Sister Nancy, say, mi back on again

One-two, operator dat a you

But-a, three-four, no bother lick off mi door

An' a five, an' a six, cah make you jump an' twist

An' a seven, an' a eight, a Nancy lay dem straight

An' a nine, an' a ten, I say, go tell your little friend

Go tell your friend cah Sister Nancy come again

Go tell your friend for Sister Nancy come again

In a deejay stylee (Lord-a-God)

Cah, in a deejay stylee

Runaway child, I beg you stop your runnin' wild