Church Heathen

Shaggy · Intoxication [2007]

Ah ha, if you take this too serious

Then you really need some church



Them feel say through them go a church their sins

Don't need forgiving, forgiving

Them really gone from bad to worse with them

Your careless living, living



Me ah boy no go church from how long

Rather sleep through the morning and put on a slam

But mi woman she ah pressure me fuh go confession

So mi decide fi go and kill the conversation



So mi sit down right beside sister Pam

Who ah tell me everything about the congregation

'Bout Sister Paulette and her gay husband

And how she ah still ah sleep with the mini bus man



Sister Gwen claim she ah Christian

But ah last night dem catch her in ah stone love session

She a do the dutty dance to de Matterhorn song

And say she get de thing them from the baby cham



Them feel say through them go a church their sins

Don't need forgiving, forgiving

Them really gone from bad to worse with them

Your careless living, living



She all ah tell mi about the one Deacon

Who ah drive the big Benz ah where him get money from

That's why nobody nah want give no collection

Now see the church roof ah leak ah wah him really deh pan



Every Sunday is a competition

Mi see nuff ah dem a gwan like dem in ah name brand

That deh setin' wah she ah wear come out ah some trunk bottom

With deh canfah ball smell dat ah no new fashion



Then she proceed fi talk 'bout dem man dem

Only come ah service fi look church woman

And fi fool up deh gyal talk about religion

But mi could say nothing because mi know mi ah one



Them feel say through them go a church their sins

Don't need forgiving, forgiving

Them really gone from bad to worse with them

Your careless living, living



Next Sunday nah miss me, hear mi

Soap opera can't sweet so, hear mi

Just sight some choir sista, hear mi

Haffi secure mi walk through the Pearly gates



Next Sunday nah miss me, hear mi

Soap opera can't sweet so, hear mi

Just sight some choir sista, hear mi

Haffi secure mi walk through the Pearly gates



Me ah boy no go church from how long

Rather sleep through the morning and put on a slam

But mi woman she ah pressure me fuh go confession

So mi decide fi go and kill the conversation



So mi sit down right beside sister Pam

Who ah tell me everything about the congregation

'Bout Sister Paulette and her gay husband

And how she ah still ah sleep with the mini bus man



Sister Gwen claim she ah Christian

But ah last night dem catch her in ah stone love session

She a do the dutty dance to de Matterhorn song

And say she get de thing them from the baby cham



Them feel say through them go a church their sins

Don't need forgiving, forgiving

Them really gone from bad to worse with them

Your careless living, living



Them feel say through them go a church their sins

Don't need forgiving, forgiving

Them really gone from bad to worse with them

Your careless living, living

Church Heathen

Shaggy's "Church Heathen" serves as a vibrant centerpiece on his 2007 album *Intoxication*, continuing his legacy of blending Caribbean rhythms with global pop sensibilities. The track exemplifies his signature style, merging reggae-inflected basslines with upbeat, danceable melodies that have defined his career since the late 1990s. Released during a period where Shaggy sought to broaden his appeal beyond his initial reggae roots, the song maintains the infectious energy characteristic of his work while reflecting the matured production values of the mid-2000s era. It stands as a testament to his ability to fuse traditional island sounds with contemporary pop structures, creating a sound that remains instantly recognizable and widely enjoyed across generations of listeners.