54-46 That's My Number

Album: Roots Reggae: The Classic Jamaican Albums (1968)
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  • I said, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)
    I said hear me now (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)

    I said, "Stick it up, mister"
    Hear what I say, sir
    Get your hands in the air, sir
    Then you will get no hurt mister
    Ah, do what I say, sir
    Ah, just what I mean sir
    Get your hands in the air, sir
    Then you will get no hurt, no

    I said, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)
    I said hear me now (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)

    Second thing they say, I must join the office
    Third thing they say, "Son, give me your number now"
    He say, "What's your number?", I don't answer
    He say, "What's your number, man?", I don't answer
    He say, "What's your number now?"
    He say "What's your number now?"
    I said, "Fifty-four, forty-six, that's my number", whoa
    Fifty-four, forty-six, that's my number, one more time
    Fifty-four, forty-six, that's my number, whoa
    Fifty-four, forty-six, that's my number

    I said, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)
    I said hear me now (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)

    Ba-da-da, dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee, dee, da-da-dee-da
    Ba-da, dai-dai, day-day, day-da-da-dee-da
    Dee-da-dai-da, day-da-day-da, day-da-day-da, day-da-day-da
    Da-da-da, dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee, de-dee-dee
    Dee-da-da-da-da, dai-da-da-da-da
    Dee-da-da-da-da-da

    I said, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)
    I said, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Listen what I say (listen what I say)

    Stick it up, mister
    Hear what I say, sir
    Get your hands in the air, sir
    You will get no hurt, sir, me say

    Turn out your left pocket
    Ah, give me a clean shirt, sir
    Take off your shirt, sir
    I not want no racket now

    Stick it up, mister (I said, yeah)
    Hear what I say, sir (I said, yeah)
    Get your hands in the air, sir (I said, yeah)
    Then you will get no hurt, mister, oh oh (I said, yeah)
    Yeah (I said, yeah)
    Whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah (I said, yeah)
    Stick it up, mister now (I said, yeah)
    Hear what I say, sir Writer/s: Frederick Hibbert
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 2

  • 10tklyz from FlSublime does a great cover of 5446 and makes several other references to Toots and the Maytals in their songs.
  • Tsunami from GermanySublime did an awesome of this song. Check it out!

    cheers from Germany
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