refers to one woman but probably references all women dancers at that party Shake that thing = (telling a female to) shake your butt seductively ĥ. I'll note below when the word/phrase is from Jamaican Patois.ġ-4: Calling out specific names of female dancers who are dancing very well at a nightclub.(club) telling them to continue to "get busy" ("get busy" = do "hot", sexy dance movies dance seductively) Note: Some words and phrases in Sean Paul's "Get Busy" song are from African American Vernacular English and some are from Jamaican Patois. Citations are given for other explanations. Most of these explanations are my interpretations. LYRICS EXPLANATIONS (using the above line numbers) The lines for these lyrics are slightly reformatted for this pancocojams post. From the day me born jah ignite me flameġ01. Yo Miss Jodi yu’r di one and Rebecca shake that thingĩ4. From the day me born jah ignite me flameĨ3.
Percolate anything you want to call itĦ0. Woman Get busy, Just shake that booty non-stopĥ9. From the day me born jah ignite me flameĥ4. caw nobody can dis you man won‘t let it canĤ7. Can anything you want you know you must get itģ7. From the day me born jah ignite me flameģ1. Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim when me rideĢ2. Percolate anything you want to call itġ1. Woman get busy, Just shake that booty non-stopġ0. This video was filmed in Toronto, Canada. Sean Paul performing Get Busy - Official Music Video Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.Ĭlick for another pancocojams post on this record which includes selected comments from this video's discussion thread. Thanks to Sean Paul for his musical legacy. The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, and aesthetic purposes.
This post also includes my interpretation of the song's lyrics. This pancocojams post showcases a video and song lyrics for Sean Paul's hit 2002 Dancehall record "Get Busy", also known as "Shake That Thing Miss Annabella".