Wheel an come again

phrase WHEEL an come a-GAIN wiːl an kʌm aˈɡɛn

Also spelled rewind and come again, wheel and cum again

Rewind and play it again — a call, originally from the dancehall and sound-system dance, for the selector to spin the record back and replay a tune the crowd loved. By extension, an invitation to do something over, or a wry way of telling someone to reconsider and try their point again.

  • Di tune buss di place — selecta, wheel an come again!

    The tune set the place off — selector, rewind and play it again!

  • Dat first try never work; wheel an come again.

    That first try didn't work; go back and try again.

  • Mi nuh follow yuh; wheel an come again.

    I don't follow you; back up and explain it again.

From sound-system and dancehall culture: to 'wheel' a record is to spin it back by hand; 'wheel an come again' is the crowd's cry for a rewind (a 'pull-up') of a hot tune. See [[selecta]].

Core dancehall/sound-system slang for a rewind; also used generally to mean 'do it over' or 'try that again'.