Poor People Land

Intro: Mi cyan believe it Government waan fi move mi Mi turn refugee Inna mi owna country But a long long time Mi live here a so Mi cyan go no weh Dem really tek poor people fi fool Dem really tek poor people fi fool Chorus: Oh Mr. Babylon A weh yuh get da system yuh from Bulldozer dung poor people land Jah kno seh mi nah vote agen nuh sah Cause di MP dont give a damn A wey yuh get da system yuh from Bout seh mi live pon squatter land True, mi dont rich like Matalon, no sah Mi a born jamaican Verse 1: Mi nave no weh fi go Mi born and mi grow yah so inna di ghetto Bigga heads, beg yuh a bly now Mi caan buy a house up a Cherry Garden (no way) Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust Di tribulation inna di ghetto is a must (is a must) Mi neva qualify fi nuh Housing Trust Cah mi lose all a mi money inna Cash Plus but Hook: Mi know seh mi a born jamaican Mi deh yah from slavery as a African Somebody tell mi weh Matalon come from? Fi own so much land inna wi island Tell mi Mr. Chin, go back a Japan Cah JA, Jah mek yah fi di black man From Morant Point to Negril Point From St. Thomas to Westmoreland (Chorus) Verse 2: A yah so mi pickney born So dem nuh know nowhere else Government care bout dem den nuh Cah mi know yuh nuh care fi di parents Mi beg yuh lease mi a piece of land yah Nah have nuh problem fi pay rent Run come gimme mi yuh eviction notice Fi poor people yuh nuh have nuh patience (Hook) (Chorus) Outro: Mi caan believe it Government waan fi move mi Mi tun refugee Inna mi owna country But a long long time Mi live here so Mi caan go no weh Dem really tek poor people fi fool Dem really tek poor people fi fool