[Verse 1] Rum shack on di beach, sand on di floor Eleven year of beard an' mi want some more Chalice in mi hand, mi a feel irie Finest beard in town — dat is me [Verse 2] In she walk, not from roun' here Buy mi a rum, pull up a chair She talk an' she talk, mi nod nod nod Crab crab crab — Cancer, by Jah! Zodiac ting, di sixty-nine sign Mi nod like a wise man — everything fine She got dem with her, right here, right now Mi nod like a prophet — mi nod anyhow [Pre-Chorus] Den she lean close Warm breath in di beard Don't fear di crab baby Sixty-nine — you heard? Oh — Now mi understand every word [Chorus] Crab go fine with di sixty-nine She whisper it so sweet, mon, it blow mi mind Oh-oh-oh, di crab go fine Best night of mi life — till di morning time (Oh-oh-oh!) (Crab go fine!) (Oh-oh-oh!) (But not dis time!) [Verse 3] Mornin' come an' di woman gone Mi reach fi di chalice like every dawn Run mi hand through di beard — supm run back Look in di mirror — rahtid, what is dat? Di beard had company, alive an' well Di rest of di story mi cannot tell [Breakdown — fast, staccato] Tickle in di morning Burn by di noon Scratch an di chalice go out too soon Scratch scratch scratch — can't stop, can't draw Finest beard in Kingston Never itch before — rawtch [Bridge — bass only] Old man on di hill He look, he stand still He said one word: Shave [horn stab] Eleven year of beard Gone in a day Finest ting in Kingston Thrown away [Chorus] Crab go fine with di sixty-nine She whisper it so sweet, mon, it blow mi mind Oh-oh-oh, di crab go fine Best night of mi life — till di morning time (Oh-oh-oh!) (Crab go fine!) (Oh-oh-oh!) (But not dis time!) [Outro — crowd singalong, fading] (Oh-oh-oh!) Bare chin to di breeze, mon (Oh-oh-oh!) Listen when she speaks, mon (Oh-oh-oh!) Don't just nod your head (Crab go fine — but not dis time!) (Crab go fine — but not dis time!) [last shout:] RAHTID!
