An Analysis of Shaggy’s ‘It Wasn’t Me.’

The song just doesn’t make any sense

This has been bugging me for years. Shaggy’s 2000 hit ‘It Wasn’t Me’ is extremely problematic — not only because of its misogyny but also, and mostly, its complete lack of logic. My point is essentially to highlight how nonsensical this entire song is.

Why am I doing this exactly? Well, because I don’t like to us to have nice things — that’s why.

The song features vocals from English-Jamaican singer Rikrok. The lyrics are about a man asking his friend what to do after his girlfriend caught him having sex with another woman. For those of you who have never encountered this ‘playful’ song, I have included the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_x6QmuJdms&ab_channel=TimJackson

And now for my thoughts:

‘How you can grant your woman access to your villa
Trespasser and a witness while you cling to your pillow
You better watch your back before she turn into a killer
Let’s review the situation that you’re caught up inna
To be a true player you have to know how to play
If she say a night, convince her say a day
Never admit to a word when she say
And if she claims ah you tell her baby no way’