Skankin', groovin', hallelujah Skankin', groovin, help me Jah Jah Skankin', groovin', under pressure Skankin', groovin' Under the pressures of life and it tough Nuh stay down mama, time fi get up Nuh bother with the downful style, strictly upful vibes and pick it up When the bills dem, the rent and the mortgage due (weh mi chalice) When your best friends are gone and it's only you Light up a spliff turn up the music Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet For every pain there's a melody, yeah For every trouble there's a harmony That brings everything together So make we sing together And who say life nuh hard And every man got their struggle I begging you help me Lord And let me overcome my trouble Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet We skankin' til ah morning come Until the day when my troubles are gone Hallelujah We're groovin' inna Jah Jah name We're groovin' all my troubles away Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet Everybody wanna feel irie Forget your troubles and rock with me You nuh feel how reggae music sweet, yeah-e-yeah Skankin' sweet ♪ I'm gonna be skankin' I wanna be skankin' I'm gonna be skankin' I'm gonna be skankin'