I would rather to live my life as a poor man Than to live in a corruption From when me born me grow in sufferation A poverty don't no, no complextion Inna the ghetto it's the same situation Dog a eat dog so you can't trust no-one Informer them a gather information Put a next man me seh down inna detention
[Vicious, boom sound]
And this is tha chant of a poor man This is a chant of a poor man
Me holla rise up, face the enemy Show dem we solid, an we ready Rise up face the enemy Solid as a rock an you know seh we ready
It is the time that you know we have to fight We have to stand up and deal with them right It is the time that you know we have to fight We have to stand up and deal with them right
And this is tha chant of a poor man This is a chant of a poor man
[Roughouse, watch this, well, alright Jus warming in man, selector, do it]
Form a circle, light the chalice, mek we call the rasta man Mek we beat the bingi drum, mek we chant down babylon It's jus natural, you know tha herb inna me life me burn ital Me no want no seed, no stalk, a me no burn no petal It's jus the buds on the herb, to which me partial Burn it by the key and by the ounce cor me a general Lick it inna me pipe, we win any battle, battle, battle, battle, battle
It is the time that you know we have to fight We have to stand up and deal with the right It is the time that you know we have to fight We have to stand up and deal with them right
And this is a chant of a poor man Help me out, father, with your words of wisdom This is a chant of a poor man Help me out, father, give me your protection This is a chant of a poor man Help me out, father, with your words of wisdom This is a chant of a poor man Well, me baul an sing
[All sufferers, a natural mystical, Earth force Continuation, music will never cease All sufferers]