Shock me a shock
Inna '82, dem say dem a sting
Inna '83, dem nah say nothing
Inna '84, dem put on a wing
Inna '85, a sting dem a sting
(Lord)

Sting dem a sting, but a shock me a shock
(come again stop)
Sting dem a sting, but a shock me a shock
(Come a hear dat)
Sting dem a sting, but a shock me a shock

The uptown posse, a so dem jus a rock
The downtown posse, a so dem jus a rock
The uptown posse, a so dem jus a rock
So
Shuffle up the deck and chop off the jack
Shuffle up the deck and chop off the jack

Sting dem a sting, but a shock me a shock
Sting dem a sting, but a shock me a shock
Uptown posse, me say come in a dis
Downtown posse, me say rock in a dis
Uptown posse, me say come in a dis
Downtown posse, me say rock in a dis

A pure niceness, A pure niceness