Mama seh she mus' wipe 'er eye
Papa seh she no fi foolish like she neva been to school at all
It is no wonder
Is a perfect ponder
While they were dancin' in dat ballroom last night
Eh-eh! Johnson inna room a fret
Uncle seh 'im mus' wuol' up 'im head
Auntie seh 'e no fi foolish like is not time for his weddin' day
It is no wonder
Is a perfect ponder
While they were dancin' in dat ballroom last night
One poun' ten for de weddin' cake
Twenty bokkle of cola wine
All di people dem dress up inna white fi go eat off Johnson weddin' cake
It is no wonder
Is a perfect ponder
While they were dancin' in dat ballroom last night
But they were sweet an' dandy, sweet an' dandy
Sweet an' dandy, sweet an' dandy
They were sweet an' dan-deh... sweet an' dan-deh...
by: Toots & the Maytals, 1968 (Jamaican ska/rock steady band, 1964 to present)
Listen/watch: Video of song (also a clip of the movie, The Harder They Come)
"Toots portrays a couple on the verge of their wedding ceremony, having last-minute nerves and being both soothed and urged on by their older relatives, while the guests wait to celebrate. The language is vernacular, poetic, evocative and immediate; the music is both edgy and upbeat, falling in a long melodic curve through each scene-setting verse, and then rising with equal length and good humor through the chorus to the concluding image of the happy couple dancing."
--> More translation and interpretation....Source.
I absolutely am in love with this song. One of my all time favorites.
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