Melody Lie - Mighty Sparrow

Melody too smart and conniving

You must never, never believe him

Melody too smart and conniving

You must never, never believe him

Look, he borrowed some money from me

To send for his girl in

She buy clothes to fill a basket

Now to pay me back he say they pick he pocket

But he lie!

I want me money by tomorrow

Don’t think you have, Sparrow

Melo, no pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

You mustn’t lie!

No pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

Walk about the city and find out

Melo name in people mouth

Borrow money from everybody

And that is including me

To pay back Melo wouldn’t pay

Find him

Meet him somewhere down the street

Just to hear how broke so long he ain’t eat

But that’s a lie!

I want me money by tomorrow

Don’t think you have, Sparrow

Melo, no pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

You mustn’t lie!

No pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

When we come back here from Curaçao

I said, «Pay me!

Pay me, Melo!

I don’t like to let people owe me»

He say, «I have cash.»

I say, «Well, show me.»

He pulled out one big fat wallet

So much hundred dollar bill

No wonder the man in Curaçao got killed

I want me money by tomorrow

Don’t think you have, Sparrow

Melo, no pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

You mustn’t lie!

No pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

Seven-hundred bucks he say lose

I was so confused

Melody, I make

In Aruba, on Curaçao

And although it is my belief

I can’t call the a thief

So the sergeant just put in his stuff

And thief from thief make God laugh

That I know, no lie

I want me money by tomorrow

Don’t think you have, Sparrow

Melo, no pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket

You mustn’t lie!

No pickpocket would ever try to pick

An ex-pickpocket pocket