DAKA – English Lyrics

• By: Jnr Spragga

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Jamaican Patois through Jnr Spragga's 'DAKA.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners to experience the rhythmic flow, slang, and energetic delivery of modern Dancehall music, making language learning feel like a party.

[English]

Swindlers,

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>> watch out.

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>> Watch out, watch out.

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>> I see more men. Watch out, jungle.

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>> Been down that road.

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>> Open your eyes.

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>> I see more men.

I see more men. [music]

I see more men.

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>> I see more men.

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>> Open your eyes.

I see more men.

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>> Don't worry.

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>> I see one bear my sugar.

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>> I see one room in my

bunker.

I need to be gone gone gone. I need to

see a panda [music] panda panda.

>> [music]

>> And they are seeing a panda. I need

more. Yeah, I know my panda. I need to

see a panda panda panda. I see a panda

[music] panda panda.

And they are seeing a panda. I need

more.

Yeah, I know my panda.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
swindler /ˈswɪndlər/ C1	noun - a person who cheats or defrauds others
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe attentively
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ A2	noun - an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation
road /rəʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a prepared surface
open /ˈəʊpən/ A1	verb - to move something so that an opening is no longer covered adjective - not closed or blocked
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
worry /ˈwʌri/ A2	verb - to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance used as a sweetener
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that can be occupied; a partitioned part of a building
bunker /ˈbʌŋkər/ B2	noun - an underground shelter, typically reinforced against attack
panda /ˈpændə/ A2	noun - a large bear-like mammal native to China