Why, why, why, why Mother Pepper? Why, why, why. Why Mother Pepper? Haul up you mouth and give me pass, Mother Pepper Haul up you mouth and give me pass Mother Pepper Mother Pepper Mother Pepper Just stand and look at your mouth, it big as the Gulf of Mexico. And if someone say réf, see ya Jah, Ooh, you deh right den. Like when dem say "dire under moos-moos tail and him think of cold breeze." Mother Pepper, Mother Pepper, Mother Pepper. Haul up your mouth and give me pass, Mother Pepper, Mother Pepper Mother Pepper Gal what make you so hot And your foot dry like de rat bat You hot like fire NB breaking a dish And your neck favor cutlass fish. How could you say it's a sham, and you mouth gettin' caught in a jam, Mother Pepper, Mother Pepper...