Vybz Kartel—Virginity

‘A di teacher’ has  done it once more. The song ‘Virginity’ is a constant melody in my head, a beat I replay over and over again as I revel in its fun, raw and rhythmic simplicity. Basically its a typical story about a young ‘Jamaican’ girl losing her virginity. And I stress the ‘Jamaican’ because nothing about this story is typical for anywhere else. It may seem raw and graphic but how else can you tell this tale? Have a listen and tell me what you think. I have also included the lyrics just in case you cant follow from the song.

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Versatility (edited version)

[Intro]

mi nah watch yuh boyfriend
so it was in the beginning
so it be in the end

a mi first tek weh yuh innocence
first night at di rampin’ shop
yuh bawl out from di love yuh feel
as di rampin’ start it stop
yuh still contain yuh innocence
but di shy ting stop
yuh still confess yuh love to me

[Verse 1]

baby…
memba di first touch
memba di first time yuh have a crush
yuh love mi so much, it buck and it stuck
but still first love off di deepest cut
memba di first dollyhouse weh we act
yuh tell mi yuh madda a go beat yuh fi dat
two day later me see yuh come back
fi spend a five minutes everytime yuh go shop
baby…
two weeks run off
maturity tek over yuh body
bawlin’ stop
yuh tun’ professional
mi give yuh di good love already
yuh want it back
yuh a hunt mi yaad
everyday, yuh deh a Big Yard
rampin’ shop
true yuh can’t figet, di man weh tek away…

[Chorus]

mi tek weh yuh virginity…
mi tek weh yuh virginity…
mi tek weh yuh virginity…
mi tek weh yuh virginity…
so sing for me…

yeah yeah yeah… you took my…
yeah yeah yeah… you took my…
yeah yeah yeah… you took my…
yeah yeah yeah…

[Verse 2]

inna my first neighborhood
di time did hard, but di vibes did good
a tug o’ war love mi a push, him a shub
di love a rise higher than fowl inna coob

now yuh waan see mi every single second

me have white liver cau’ me a indian

no matter who a waan seh dem a yuh husband

Teacha mi memba cau’ you a mi first one

[Chorus]

[Verse 1]

baby…
memba di first touch
memba di first time yuh have a crush
yuh love mi so much, it buck and it stuck
but still first love off di deepest cut
memba di first dollyhouse weh we act
yuh tell mi yuh madda a go beat yuh fi dat
two day later me see yuh come back
fi spend a five minutes everytime yuh go shop
baby…
two weeks run off
maturity tek over yuh body
bawlin’ stop
yuh tun’ professional
mi give yuh di good love already
yuh want it back
yuh a hunt mi yaad
everyday, yuh deh a Big Yard
rampin’ shop
true yuh can’t figet, di man weh tek away…

[Chorus]

[Outro:]

So sing fi me…

So sing fi me…