Murder She Wrote, song by Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote is a reggae/dancehall song by Chaka Demus & Pliers, the two Jamaican reggae duo. The song was released in 1992.
Murder She Wrote became one of the most iconic dancehall tracks of all time, known for its infectious rhythm and catchy lyrics. The song was produced by Sly & Robbie and is featured on their album Tease Me under Mango/Island Records.
With its signature reggae beat and storytelling lyrics, “Murder She Wrote” is a dancehall anthem that remains popular in clubs and parties worldwide. The song tells the story of a woman named Maxine and highlights themes of deception and consequences.
The song started gaining momentum again in 2025 after it ranks among the trending songs on tiktok.
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Chaka Demus & Pliers – Murder She Wrote Lyrics
… Now dis one dedicated to the girls dem
Wid di angel face and the devil heart
Yuh kno say ragamuffin Chaka Demus an’ yute
Pliers come to deal with case
Step up my yute, hear dis!
… I know this little girl, her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose (let her know)
If I ever tell you ’bout Maxine
Yuh would a say I don’t know what I know but
… Murder she wrote (fi real, fi real)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
… Watch ya now, it name
A pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ can’t hold Chaka, follow me!
A pretty face and bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ can’t hold Chaka
… Seh gal yuh pretty
Yuh face it pretty but yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too, flirty, flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick an’ also Harry
An’ when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk ’bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry (come now)
… Have her cruise di corner
Where she jooks an’ where she jam
She kno about Lou, crack an’ every money man
Make love with a coolie Chinese, white man and Indian
Di wickedest kind a girl, that Mr. Pliers wuk upon
… Now I kno yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine
Her beauty is like a bunch of rose
And if I ever tell you ’bout Maxine
Yuh would a say I don’t know what I know but
… Murder she wrote (murderation man)
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote, na na na
Murder she wrote
… Watch yuh now stand still
Yuh no pay me light bill, if yuh tes’ di ragamuffin
Gal ya gwan n’ get kill, gyal keep ‘way
Caw yuh a crebbie crebbie
An’ di lyrics weh mi talk, a it mi DJ
… Gyal come out
Becaus’ yuh nuh shockout
Now when yuh hear di ragamuffin
Yuh haffi jump and shout
Nuh touch mi gate
Yuh nuh pay mi water rate
Becaus’ great is great
Great yah underate, follow me!
… Yuh pretty face an’ bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ cyaan hold Chaka, follow me!
Yuh pretty face an’ bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ cyaan hold Chaka
… Seh girl yuh pretty
Yuh face is pretty, but yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too, flirty, flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick, an’ also Harry
An’ when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk ’bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry
… Now every middle of the year dis girl go have abortion
Fi di coolie white man, Indian, no seekin’ an infant
An jus’ di other day me, see her six months pregnant
Now she walk pass with a girl with other baby in a pram
… Do yuh heard about this girl, her name is Maxine
Her beauty’s like a bunch of rose
An’ if I ever tell you bout Maxine
Yuh would a say I don’t know what I know, but
… Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote
Murder she wrote, na na na
Murder she wrote
… Excuse me
Gal me never know yuh a so yuh stay
Ragamuffin Chaka Demus com fi flash it same way
Whoa, follow me!
… Yuh pretty face an’ bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ can hold Chaka, follow me!
Yuh pretty face an’ bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ cyaan hold Chaka
… Seh girl yuh pretty
Yuh face is pretty, but yuh character dirty
Gal yuh just act too, flirt, y flirty
Yuh run to Tom, Dick, an’ also Harry
An’ when yuh find yuh mistake
Yuh talk ’bout yuh sorry, sorry, sorry
… Di gal a boast an’ a brag how she look sexy
All she worship is pure vanity
Di gal a boast and a brag, how she look ready
When she wash her clothes it dirty
… Gyal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan cook fi mi
Gal yuh no ready
If yuh cyaan wash fi mi
Gal yuh nuh ready
If yuh kno yuh flirty, flirty, follow me!
… Yuh pretty face an’ bad character
Dem the kinda livin’ cyaan hold Chaka, follow me now!
Yuh pretty face an’ bad character (murder she wrote)
Dem the kinda livin’ cyaan hold Chaka (murder she wrote)
So stand still
Yuh no pay me…
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