[Nardo Ranks] Now this is Nardo Rankin [Junior Demus] And this is Junior Demus, in case you never know [Chorus - Nardo Ranks] Inna the New Jersey Drive, New Jersey Drive Mind how you a drive upon the Jersey Turnpike Inna the New Jersey Drive, New Jersey Drive Mind how you a drive upon the Jersey Turnpike [Junior Demus] Whether in a Benz, or Cressida Man you haffi cross pon the border Man fi come to New York area Mind you remember State Trooper Man you see them you haffi pull over Inna the New Jersey Drive, New Jersey Drive Come down Nardo Rankin tell how fi survive [Nardo Ranks] I go left New York a me a go ah Trenton When me hit the turnpike hit it with caution Cause police man deh wait fi pull over someone Especially if you like Jamaican You better pray fi god fi seh your papers no wrong Make sure your license in a good condition [Chorus] [Junior Demus] Remember you haffi park on Washington Bridge Dat deh bridge it is a big privilege Drivin' inna the city and through the village I Mr. Natulous you know me haffi lef inna the New Jersey drive New Jersey drive Come down Nardo Rankin ah the New Jersey drive [Nardo Ranks] Cah me seh driving through New Jersey can't drink no liquor One thing me know, you haffi sober Can't wear no big chain or [ ? ] One thing me fraid of ah the State Trooper Them no ramp no joke no play no fi pull you over Search up your car for crack and ganja Me haffi [ ? ] pon dem, like me a foreigner And say “Yo man… my papers is straight!” You see what I mean? [Junior Demus] Yo seh [Nardo Ranks] Yeah [Chorus] [Junior Demus] Remember Junior Demus When you a drive Make sure no drink and drive If you drink, man and you drive Tell the whole world seh, you can't survive Man you ah go crash, and paralyze You haffi think conscious, you haffi think wise This a New, New, New, New Jersey Drive Youth and youth Cah me seh haffi save someone Me haffi save a life When me a drive pon the New Jersey Drive Jah jah know me haffi careful pon the Jersey Turnpike [ ? ] [ ?] New York — nuh-uh — New Jersey Drive Come down Nardo Rankin a New Jersey Drive [Nardo Ranks] Hear me say now Demus Me seh drive inna car me drive properly Whether Honda or Mercedes Mazda or Infiniti Mi haffi pa** through Jersey fi go dung inna Philly When we a drive now we drive properly And no state trooper them can't pull over we We have some new thing consciously When we a drive constructively and Listen to the Nardo Rankin and the one Junior D [Chorus] [Junior Demus] We nuh drive inna haste drive inna hurry We no carry coke we no carry sensi Drive on the road pon we drive carefully Cah you and you, and me and me Speed limit 52 plus 3 Junior Demus him a top celebrity Me no want fi drive too fast and go no 60 And fi crash! And k** nobody Inna the New Jersey Drive, New Jersey Drive As me drive is how me a survive Me no want no crash and paralyze Come down Nardo Ranks me a know seh you wise [Nardo Ranks] Now me and Demus in a Cressida And ah [ ] we going a Philadelphia When we reach the Turnpike we see the state trooper Them no ramp no joke no play now dem pull we over And ah search up wi car fi gun and ganja True them see we come from Jamaica We haffi [?] pon them like we a foreigner And say “Yo man! What's up? My papers are straight!” You see what I mean?