Oya Kooroo kooroo kere (Scratchy scratchy small) Kooroo kooroo kere Kooroo kooroo kere
A man see two rat go by So him go and get di trap
But him no go catch di rat (But he will not catch the rat) Him no get security (He has no security)
In him trap him catch a mole In him trap him catch a snake
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
In him trap him catch a bird But him no go catch di rat, ra ra
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
So him get bigger trap And him get a bigger bait And him get a bigger cage But him no go catch di rat
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
In him trap him catch a cat In him trap him catch a dog
In him trap him catch a goat Me no go catch di rat, ra ra
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
So him get a bigger cage So di rat he cannot run And him make this cage so big And him fit himself inside
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
Dis man go inside him cage And him lock the door behind
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
And he peek from behind bars And he see two rats go by
But him no go catch di rat Him no get security
And him laugh-u ha ha ha Cause he thinks he dey secure-o
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Him no get security
Rati jump-o kooroo kooroo kere (The little rat jumps small) Him too laugh-o ha ha ha ho ho ho hee hee (He laughs too, ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Him no get security
Them two dey laugh-u Ha ha ha, ho ho ho
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Him no get security
Him no fit catch or get di rati o o (He cannot catch or have the rat)
Him no fit (He cannot do it) Catch di rat Him no get (He can't get it) No security Him no fit When you catch two rat, hundred go come Him no get When you catch one hundred Ten thousand go follow Him no fit Kooroo kooroo kere
Kooroo kooroo kere Him no get Haa Him no fit Him no get