Poor People Land
Mi caan believe it
Government waan fi move mi
Mi turn refugee inna mi own a country
But a long long time mi live here so
Mi cyan go no weh
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
Mi nave no weh fi go
Mi born and mi grown yah so inna di ghetto (Mmm)
Bigga heads beg yuh a bligh no
Mi caan buy a house upper Cherry Garden (No way)
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Di tribulation inna di ghetto is a must
Mi never qualify fi nuh Housing Trust
Cah mi loose all a mi money inna Cash Plus
But 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
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
A yah so mi pickney born
So dem no know nowhere else
Government care bout dem den nuh
Cah mi know yuh nuh care fi di parents
Mi beg yuh lease mi da piece a land yah
Nah have nuh problem fi pay rent
Run come gimme mi yuh eviction notice
Fi poor people yuh nuh have nuh patience
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
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
Mi caan believe it
Government waan fi move mi
Mi turn refugee inna mi own a country
But a long long time mi live here so
Mi cyan go no weh
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
Government waan fi move mi
Mi turn refugee inna mi own a country
But a long long time mi live here so
Mi cyan go no weh
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
Mi nave no weh fi go
Mi born and mi grown yah so inna di ghetto (Mmm)
Bigga heads beg yuh a bligh no
Mi caan buy a house upper Cherry Garden (No way)
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Di tribulation inna di ghetto is a must
Mi never qualify fi nuh Housing Trust
Cah mi loose all a mi money inna Cash Plus
But 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
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
A yah so mi pickney born
So dem no know nowhere else
Government care bout dem den nuh
Cah mi know yuh nuh care fi di parents
Mi beg yuh lease mi da piece a land yah
Nah have nuh problem fi pay rent
Run come gimme mi yuh eviction notice
Fi poor people yuh nuh have nuh patience
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
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
Mi caan believe it
Government waan fi move mi
Mi turn refugee inna mi own a country
But a long long time mi live here so
Mi cyan go no weh
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Oh, Mr. Babylon
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
Bulldozer down poor people land
Jah know seh mi nah vote again (No sir)
Cah di MP don't give a damn
A weh yuh get da system yah from?
'Bout seh mi live pon squatter land
True mi don't rich like Matalon (No sir)
Mi a born Jamaican
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Writer(s): Adidja Palmer, Donovan Bennett
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