I dey wonder wonder wonder As I dey ponder ponder ponder Still dey wonder wonder wonder Why me Dem dey try to penetrate Dem dey try to relegate Some dey try to imitate Don't try me Some are dancing to makossa Some are feeling the afro Some are grooving to calypso Some are dancing to my own oh Don't you try to understand me I'm just doing doing my thing Living living living my dreams Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine Hey See I believe in me, see I believe in me (I just had to make it) Nobody stopping me, nobody stopping me (I just have to make it) Look how we're living now Look how we're living now (The blessings are coming) And they will never stop And they will never stop (As long as I'm living) Some are dancing to makossa Some are feeling the afro Some are grooving to calypso Some are dancing to my own oh Don't you try to understand me I'm just doing doing my thing Living living living my dreams Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine Nothing dey can do Nothing dey can change Nothing dey can ever do Nothing dey can say eh eh eh eh eh Can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Lai Lai Dey can't take my shine o Dey can't take my shine Pata Pata Bad belle dem fit try me But dey can't take my shine