MAMA MAMA THEM HOLD PAPA
SAID THEM HOLD HIM FOR SMOKE GANJA
IF ME NEVER JUMP TWO FENCE THEM HOLD ME TOO
SO TELL ME MAMA
WHATCHA GONNA DO

OH MAMA WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW
OH MAMA WHATCHA GONNA DO
OH MAMA WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW
OH MAMA WHATCHA GONNA DO

NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK
CASE TO CASE
HIM HAVE A DREAD JUDGE TO FACE
HIM A FE I TO LIVE IN SPACE
OR MAKE THE DOCTOR THEM WORK 'PON HIM FACE

OH MAMA WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW...

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR
THEM HOLD YOUR SON
SAID THEM FIND HIM WITH ONE GUN
AND IT'S NO NEED HIM START TO MENTION
HIM GOING TO GET A DEFINITE ATTENTION



OH LADY WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW
OH LADY WHATCHA GON' DO
OH LADY WHATCHA GONNA DO
SAY WANT SOME LADY
WHATCHA GONNA DO

THE COPS THEM SAY HE KNOW NOBODY
SO HIM HA FE REMAIN IN CUSTODY
HIM SEE THE BABYLON IM STAND UPON A SCREW
SO HIM NEVER KNOW IT WAS THE CURFEW

OH LADY WHATCHA GON' DO NOW
SAY WANT SOME LADY
WHATCHA GONNA DO
OH LADY WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW
OH LADY WHATCHA GON' DO

NO BAIL LADY
WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW
SAY WANT SOME LADY
WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW...