(Mi bawl)

[Tenor Saw]
Ring the alarm!

[Intro: Buju Banton]
Now sound boy u acting inna yuh own funeral
This is also a burial
Original Buju Banton pon dem case
Watch we sound
Unno hear mi

(Mi bawl)

[Chorus: Tenor Saw]
Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey (Mi bawl)
Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey

Some sound, sound like a big drum pan
Listen this sound it a champion
Ram the dance inna any session
Rock up the woman and we rock up the man

(Mi bawl)

Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey
Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey
(Mi Bawl)

[Verse 1: Buju Banton]
Sound bwoy time is longer than rope
And tonight, tonight we must cut yuh throat
Cau’ yuh, big up yuhself inna competition
And can't defend it people, “What A Bam Bam”
Unno quick! Somebody go call the owner
People quick! A drum pan must dead in ya
Unno a hear mi somebody quick call the undertaker
Unno quick! A drum pan just dead in ya
See it deh? Dem a bring him out pon’ di stretcher
Lawd him gone a madden dung inna di freezer
Whoy Cau’ fi dem sound a no crowd pleaser
Lawd, a fi mi sound John Public bawl fa
Unno quick! Somebody go call the owner
People quick! A drum pan must dead in ya
Unno a hear mi quick somebody go call the owner
People quick a old pan must dead in ya
(Mi Bawl)

[Chorus: Tenor Saw]
Tee ta toe we beat them all in a row
Donkey want water but you hol' him Joe
Tee ta toe we beat them all in a row
Dark horse more water but, hol' him Joe
Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey
Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, woh-oh, hey

(Mi bawl)

[Verse 2: Buju Banton]
Unno quick! Somebody go call the owner
People quick! A old pan must dead in ya
Unno a hear mi quick, somebody go call the owner
People quick! A drum pan must dead in ya
(Mi Bawl)

[Bridge: Tenor Saw]
Four big sound inna one big lawn
The don sound a play the other three keep calm
Four big sound inna one big lawn
De boom sound a play the other three keep calm

[Verse 3: Buju Banton]
Cau’ dem a push up dem self an a gwaan like dem red
Unno fi hold di corners and don't come inna di light
Cau’ fi mi sound wi’ lick out yuh eyesight
Wi’ a shock, wi’ a sting wi’ boom u like dandimite (dynamite)
Buju pon di mic, mi a di people's choice
Unno quick! Somebody go call the owner
(Mi bawl)
[Chorus: Tenor Saw]
Remember this sound it the talk of the town
Talk of the country, hey
Rock Mr. Charlie, rock Ms. Munchy
Talk of the country, so
(Mi Bawl)

Ring the alarm, another sound is dying, I know, I know
Ring the alarm, another sound is suffering, woh-oh, hey

[Verse 4: Buju Banton]
See it deh? Dem a bring him out pon di stretcher
Lawd, him gone a madden dung inna di freezer
Whoy! Cau’ fi dem sound a no crowd pleaser
Lawd! A fi mi sound John Public bawl fa
Unno quick! Somebody go call the owner
People quick a drum pan must dead in ya
Yuh hear mi quick somebody go call the owner
People quick a old pan must dead in ya
(Mi bawl)

[Outro: Tenor Saw]
Watch the sound man a tremble
Watch the sound man a pray
Watch the sound man a tremble
Watch the sound man a pray