[Intro — guitar and hand percussion, no vocal ad-lib] [Verse 1] Table full, somebody come late Move one cup, make little space Half a loaf, still break in two Plenty enough when we make it do Chair scrape back, somebody slide Nobody asking which side yuh ride New face standing, don’t leave dem so Shift little over, let somebody know [Pre-Chorus] Yuh don’t have fi know my name Yuh don’t have fi think di same Just leave little room beside yuh Mi can do the same [Chorus] Pardon mi dey, shift little so Make room fi somebody yuh don’t yet know One more chair, one more plate Nobody outside while we still got space Pardon mi dey, move little near Plenty room fi everybody here You make room, mi make room too Little more space make room fi you [Verse 2] Word come sharp, temper run hot Easy fi give back everything yuh got But one man quiet, one man wait Save one friendship before too late Somebody stumble, don’t laugh dem down Everybody fall somewhere on di ground Hand reach out, help dem stand Small little kindness travel hand to hand [Pre-Chorus] Yuh don’t have fi know my name Yuh don’t have fi think di same Just leave little room beside yuh Mi can do the same [Chorus] Pardon mi dey, shift little so Make room fi somebody yuh don’t yet know One more chair, one more plate Nobody outside while we still got space Pardon mi dey, move little near Plenty room fi everybody here You make room, mi make room too Little more space make room fi you [Bridge — band drops to bass, hand drum, voices] Pass di bread Pass di chair Pass a smile There’s enough fi share Move one step Make one space Sometimes kindness Start dat way [Final Chorus — fuller band, call-and-response] Kade: Pardon mi dey Backings: Make room, make room Kade: Shift little so Backings: Make room, make room One more chair, one more plate Nobody outside while we still got space Pardon mi dey, move little near Plenty room fi everybody here You make room, mi make room too Little more space make room fi you [Outro — voices continue over groove] Make room Make room Pardon mi dey
