All manner of things, one time
Me want-a shout out on this one ye How we rule, everything come after
Ah-huh, listen
We run things, things no run we Anything we done, it haffi done properly
We run things, things no run we Anything we done, it haffi done properly
We rule girl, girl no rule we That’s a fi girl, dem haffi respect we We rule dollars, dollars don’t rule we That’s a fi with dollars, always plenty
Hear me now
Nuff a likkle youth survive di name a have stamp
Treat a fame girl like a gentleman
So she start see, him is a sad man
She can do anything she can
Like call me 12 o’clock and quarter-past one
But if a girl love me, that’s a different fashion
Jahman she would haffi know seh mi a di man
We come first and she come second
We run things, things no run we Anything we do, it haffi done properly
We rule girl, girl no rule we That’s a fi a girl, dem haffi respect we Uptown love an downtown city
I luv di pussy gyal haffi follow we Is ya power gone dem haffi get tanked by me Anytime me come, me have a life
Rum dancehall at me cock party
Ah pon stage oh — weh ya celebrating yea
People in-a England, them haffi know our way
People in-a New York, they wan know our way
People dem a Ghana, them wan know our way
It seems like the girl dem wan fi njam me because
We run things, things no run we Anything we touch, we haffi — get di Grammy
Dem a jump an’a dance — dem a jump away
Dem a jump a party fi di — flow a di day
Come a sit-dung pon di rhythm
A we sit-dung seh day
Anything we touch man a full a quality — because
We run things, things no run we Anything we touch, we haffi get — be coming
We rule girl, girl no rule we Tell yuh friend weh girl a fi respect we Some man nowadays dem a gwaan like dem a nut
Just sit dem mouth around like dem a girl a hut
A when dem mad-ja dem haffi keep quiet
Dem girl sound better with spoon and pot — but
We run things, things no run we Anything we touch, we haffi — get di Grammy
We rule girl, girl no rule we That’s a fi girl, dem haffi respect we I tell a Flourgon dis eva in my run things
Hello check di in my run things
I tell da Redman this year i’ma run things
A boy try an tell mi — why — clip dem wings
We run things, things no run we Anything we touch we haffi get di Grammy
We rule dance a me rule party
An all of di fans step up an follow we Tell yuh Flower dat seh him a — celebrity
Tell yuh Daddy listen dis a — celebrity
Tell a Redman him is a — celebrity
Tell yuh Daddy said he is a — celebrity because
We run things, things no run we Anything we do, we haffi — get di Grammy
They come a-dance, we ever lively
All the girls dem a jump a dem a shout me way
Now we bring the vybz an make dem irie
Dem man dem muss a jump an a turn di money, come on We run things, things no run we