Released: June 5, 1995
Songwriter: King Floyd Robert Livingston Shaggy
Producer: Robert Livingston Sting International
[Intro]
Mr. Boombastic!
What you want is a boombastic, romantic, fantastic lova'
Shaggy
Mr. Lover Lover, ummm
I'm Mr. Lover Lover, haha girl
Mr. Lover Lover
Mmmm, I'm Mr. Lover Lover
[Chorus]
She call me Mr. Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro.. Ro.. Mantic
Call me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro...
[Verse 1]
Smooth
Just like a silk-a
Soft and cuddly, hug me up like a quilt
I'm a lyrical lover
No take me for no filth
With my sexual physique
Jah know me well-built
[Verse 2]
Oh me, oh my
Well, well, can't you tell
I'm just like a turtle
Crawling out of my shell?
Gal you captivate my body
Put me under a spell
With your Khus Khus perfume
I love your sweet smell
You're the only young girl
Who can ring my bell
And I can take rejection
So you tell me "Go to Hell"
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... Ro... Mantic
Call me fantastic
She touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom-boom-boom-boom-Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She call me Mr. Ro... Ro... Romantic
Tell me fantastic
She touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-boom-boom
[Verse 3]
Gee wheeze, baby, please
Let me take you to an island
Of the sweet cool breeze
You don't feel like drive
Well, baby, hand me the keys
And I will take you to a place
And set your mind at ease
[Verse 4]
Don't you tickle my foot bottom
(Ha ha), baby, please
Don't you play with my nose
'Cause I might ha chum sneeze
Well a you are the bun and a me are the cheese
And if me are the rice
Ah, baby, love you're the peas
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o... omantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-boom-boom-mmbastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me in my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro.. o... Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-Boom
[Verse 5]
At least you give me your loving
Gal, your loving well good
I want your lovin'
Gal, give it like you should
Oh, give me your lovin', girl
Your lovin' well good
I want your loving, gal
You remember the woo?
[Verse 6]
Would you like to kiss and caress
Rub down every strand of hair on my chest?
I'm Boombastic
Rated as the best
The best you should get
Nothing more, nothing less
Give me your digits
Jot down your address
I'll bet you confess
When you put me to the test
[Chorus]
That I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o... omantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom... mmm... Bastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o.. o.. o.. Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boombastic, why?
[Verse 7]
Gal your admiration if a tick me from the start
With your physical attraction, gal
You know to feel the spark
A man of few words
Naw go tell you no sweet talk
Naw go laba laba laba and a chat pure phart
[Verse 8]
I'll get straight to the point
Like a arrow or a dart
Come lay down in my jacuzzi
And get some bubble bath
Only sound you will hear
Is the beating of my heart
And we will mmm-mmm
And have some sweet pillow talk
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... a... Mantic
Call me fantastic
She tickle on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom-boom... Bastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom
[Outro]
What ya say, girl?
Smooth
Mr. Boombastic!
What you want is a boombastic, romantic, fantastic lova'
Shaggy
Mr. Lover Lover, ummm
I'm Mr. Lover Lover, haha girl
Mr. Lover Lover
Mmmm, I'm Mr. Lover Lover
[Chorus]
She call me Mr. Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro.. Ro.. Mantic
Call me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro...
[Verse 1]
Smooth
Just like a silk-a
Soft and cuddly, hug me up like a quilt
I'm a lyrical lover
No take me for no filth
With my sexual physique
Jah know me well-built
[Verse 2]
Oh me, oh my
Well, well, can't you tell
I'm just like a turtle
Crawling out of my shell?
Gal you captivate my body
Put me under a spell
With your Khus Khus perfume
I love your sweet smell
You're the only young girl
Who can ring my bell
And I can take rejection
So you tell me "Go to Hell"
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... Ro... Mantic
Call me fantastic
She touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom-boom-boom-boom-Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She call me Mr. Ro... Ro... Romantic
Tell me fantastic
She touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-boom-boom
[Verse 3]
Gee wheeze, baby, please
Let me take you to an island
Of the sweet cool breeze
You don't feel like drive
Well, baby, hand me the keys
And I will take you to a place
And set your mind at ease
[Verse 4]
Don't you tickle my foot bottom
(Ha ha), baby, please
Don't you play with my nose
'Cause I might ha chum sneeze
Well a you are the bun and a me are the cheese
And if me are the rice
Ah, baby, love you're the peas
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o... omantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-boom-boom-mmbastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me in my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro.. o... Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. boom-Boom
[Verse 5]
At least you give me your loving
Gal, your loving well good
I want your lovin'
Gal, give it like you should
Oh, give me your lovin', girl
Your lovin' well good
I want your loving, gal
You remember the woo?
[Verse 6]
Would you like to kiss and caress
Rub down every strand of hair on my chest?
I'm Boombastic
Rated as the best
The best you should get
Nothing more, nothing less
Give me your digits
Jot down your address
I'll bet you confess
When you put me to the test
[Chorus]
That I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o... omantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom... mmm... Bastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... o.. o.. o.. Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boombastic, why?
[Verse 7]
Gal your admiration if a tick me from the start
With your physical attraction, gal
You know to feel the spark
A man of few words
Naw go tell you no sweet talk
Naw go laba laba laba and a chat pure phart
[Verse 8]
I'll get straight to the point
Like a arrow or a dart
Come lay down in my jacuzzi
And get some bubble bath
Only sound you will hear
Is the beating of my heart
And we will mmm-mmm
And have some sweet pillow talk
[Chorus]
I'm Boombastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... a... Mantic
Call me fantastic
She tickle on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom-boom... Bastic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Ro... Mantic
Tell me fantastic
Touch me on my back
She says I'm Mr. Boom
[Outro]
What ya say, girl?
Smooth
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