Heinzelragga Muffin (Die Heinzelmännchen von Köln)

[Intro] (Sound: Fast rhythmic sawing and hammering) (Whisper: "Cologne city... dem little people...") Yo, back inna di day, life did easy, yuh know? Lazy man sleep, while di spirits dem show! Listen! [Verse 1: Rapid-fire Ragga-Rap] Inna Cologne, when di moon shine bright, Heinzelmännchen come out inna di night! Zimmermann a sleep, him a snore pon di wood, Dem likkle man a work, and dem workin' good! Dem a chop, dem a saw, dem a drill, dem a hack, Buildin' up di house, never lookin' back! Ere di dawn break, ere di sun rise high, Di house stand tall, reachin' fi di sky! "Klapp!" – it done, man! [Verse 2: Faster Jungle Breaks] Baker man a nap, but di dough get knead, Meat man a rest, but di sausage dem breed! Wine man a drink till him fall pon di floor, But di barrels dem a roll through di cellar door! Dem a mix, dem a pour, dem a clean, dem a sweep, Workin' double-time while di city stay asleep! Wapp! Sausage hangin' up inna di shop, Them likkle spirits, dem neva gwine stop! [Bridge: Dubwise / Bass Heavy] But watch ya now... One woman too curious, one woman too bright, She scatter up di peas inna middle of di night! (Sound: Sliding/Falling FX, wooden tubs crashing) [Verse 3: Chaotic Energy] She bring di light! (Husch, husch!) Dem slip, dem slide, dem tumble down di stair, Dem scream and dem curse, "It no fair! It no fair!" Them spirits vanish inna blink of an eye, No more free work, no more easy lie! Gone! Gone from di town, gone from di place, No more magic fi di human race! [Chorus: Anthemic / Gritty] NOW YUH HAFFI WORK! NOW YUH HAFFI RUN! MAGIC TIME FINISH, MAGIC TIME DONE! YUH HAFFI SCRATCH, YUH HAFFI BAKE, EVERYTHING YUH WANT, YUH HAFFI MAKE! O WEH! DI HEINZELMÄNNCHEN GONE! [Outro] (Beat slows down to a heavy dub) No more sleepin' on di bench, star. Get up and work. (Sound: Lone hammer strike) [Fade Out] "Dem nah come back..."