How to pronounce 007?

In Britain, a zero in a non-quantity such as phone or serial number is often pronounced as 'oh' and an alternative pronunciation would be "oh oh seven". It is thus pronounced in the famous reggae song called "007 (Shanty Town)" by Desmond Dekker.

oh oh seven
oh oh seven
at ocean eleven
an' now rudeboys 'ave a wail
Desmond 'cause them out of jail
rudeboys cannot fail
'cause them must get bail
Dekker
dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
007 dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
shanty an' rudeboys out on probation ( a shanty town )
an' rudeboy bomb up de town ( a shanty town )

I've got a hard time to read this lyric full of informal words.
Care to translate it into formal?

oristarA wrote:

I've got a hard time to read this lyric full of informal words.
Care to translate it into formal?

It's Jamaican "patois" - a kind of creole language. Rudeboys are street gang members.

Plus, the logic of "rudeboys cannot fail, 'cause them must get bail" is confusing. Because if one can get bail (free from jail on the condition of money guaranteed), the one can fail (no need to worry to be trapped in jail without the possibility of release)

'ave = have? yes
desmond =? Desmond Dekkar is a ska/reggae singer/songwriter.
dekker =?
dem = damn? them
shanty town = slum? yes
(but James Bond is often appearing in luxury places) That is beside the point. OO7 or Bond has tendencies for blowing things up. So these boys go out on the town and cause some trouble. They don't necessarily wreck the place but they're bad, bad boys... And the singer admires them, or not, regardless, they're notorious in his part of the world.
bomb up de town = bomb up a damned town? bomb up the town.

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Plus, the logic of "rudeboys cannot fail, 'cause them must get bail" is confusing. Because if one can get bail (free from jail on the condition of money guaranteed), the one can fail (no need to worry to be trapped in jail without the possibility of release)

Rudeboys can't fail 'cause they get out of jail. It's just a song Ori.. nothing more, nothing less.
He's exaggerating, a song is rarely completely true, think artistic license...