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Thread #140347   Message #3225489
Posted By: Mick Pearce (MCP)
19-Sep-11 - 08:09 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Netty Netty (Rafael de Leon)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Netty Netty (Rafael de Leon)
Morwen

Since noone has come back to you, here's a start. It's not a style I've listened to and the slang defeats me - you'll need someone who knows the music or the language for that.

Here's what I could make out, but bear in mind that it's probably not all accurate.

Mick



NETTY, NETTY
("Roaring Lion" Rafael de Leon)

Christmas night, I almost died with laugh,
Lying in me bed with a high brown craff*
Christmas night, I almost died with laugh,
Lying in me bed with high brown calf
She hold a gin-bottle with a wicked roll
Ah dambou-vamou** Nelly make her lose control


Singing, Netty, Netty
Gimme the thing*** that you got in your belly


The craff on me bed was very still
And when she hold the gin bottle she got a thrill
And said "Wake up, wake up darling, let's make our names
Your dambou-vamou addlin' me brain"
She jump up off me bed and nearly bust me blind
Lash me in the face with a body-line.

Singing, Netty, Netty
Gimme the thing that you have in your belly


<v3**** I can only make out a few words - mainly slang/patois>

Singing, Netty, Netty
Gimme the thing that you got in your belly


The craff catches up and she start to dance
She said, "Lion, this the time to take our chance"
I said "Woman, you better stop your stupidness
You always calling men for foolishness"
She said "I care nothing at all"
She jump out the road and she nightly? fall.

Singing, Netty, Netty
Gimme the thing that you got in your belly




Notes:

*= sounds like craff/graph, and I presume a slang word for loose woman? I've left as craff
** = sounds like this. I'm guessing slang for alcohol or related
*** = not sure in 1st chorus, but thing in others
**** = this verse sounds mostly slang or possible French-influences patois and I can make out
    only a little, so I've omitted it here

Source: Roaring Lion Netty, Netty video at Youtube