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sung by “RemBunction” & Terri Lyons
music by Arddin Herbert & Ricardo Jones
lyrics by Roland “Remy” Yearwood
produced by Neil Bernard
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LYRICSIntro
See it,
watch it, like it, love it, hold it,
touch it, and then take dat!
Woi! Woi!
Aye! Aye!
Bring it dey! Bring it dey!
Come again! Come again!
Bring it dey! Aye! Watch!
Verse 1
I meet she
up in de North Stand, listening to
some pan
Up inside de riddim section,
She grab hold ah me iron
Well right now iz you and me, (Baby)
So doh waste meh time
‘Cause muh waist lock on like ah
harmony
Gyal ben’ over and start to wine!
Chorus
Look it dey,
but right now baby ah say
(Take dat in yuh pweff’un)
Grab de iron and start to play
(Take dat in yuh pweff’un)
I doh care dey say what dey want to
say
(Take dat in yuh pweff’un)
Ah wa’ jam de iron whole day!
Wap! Take Dat!
Wap! Take Dat!
Wap! Take Dat!
Wap! Take Dat!
Verse 2
Like yuh wa’
be in ma posse
De way dat yuh watching me, eh?
Jam yuh iron and lemme see
If yuh could challenge me
‘Cause right now iz you and me,
(Baby)
So doh waste meh time
For de riddim ah bring ah melody
Watch me ben’ over now and wine
Chorus
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Bridge
(Ah If yuh
want it
Yuh cyah ‘fraid ah it
If yuh want it
Then yuh gonna hadda take dat
If yuh want it
Yuh cyah ‘fraid ah it
If yuh want it
See it, watch it, like it, love it,
hold it, touch it, and then take dat!
Woi!
Woi!
Outro
Then yuh,
gonna, hadda, take dat!
Take Dat!
Take Dat! Woi! Woi! Aye!
Take Dat!
Bring it dey! Bring it dey!
Then yuh, gonna, hadda, TAKE DAT!
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Take Dat is the 2016 tune of choice for Invaders Steel Orchestra in the National Panorama championship. It is co-written by the band's arranger, Arddin Herbert, with collaboration by both Ricardo Jones and Roland “Remy” Yearwood. The latter, also called “RemBunction” appears on the vocal track, along with Terri Lyons, a noted vocalist in her own right.
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