Testo Inglan Is A Bitch Linton Kwesi Johnson
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no runninô whey fram it
mi get a lickle jab in a bih ôotell
anô awftah a while, mi woz doinô quite well
dem staat mi aaf as a dish-washah
but wôen mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
no baddah try fi hide fram it
wôen dem giô you di lickle wage packit
fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit
yôu haffi struggle fi mek enôs meet
anô wôen yôu goh a yôu bed yôu jusô canôt sleep
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
a noh lie mi a tell, a true
mi use to work dig ditch wôen it cowl noh bitch
mi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did fool
den awftah a while mi jusô stap dhu ovahtime
den awftah a while mi jusô phu dung mi tool
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
yôu haffi know how fi survive in it
well mi dhu day wok anô mi dhu nite wok
mi dhu clean wok anô mi dhu dutty wok
dem seh dat black man is very lazy
but if yôu si how mi wok yôu woulda sey mi crazy
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
yôu bettah face up to it
dem a have a lickle facktri up inna Brackly
inna disya facktri all dem dhu is pack crackry
fi di laas fifteen years dem get mi laybah
now awftah fifteen years mi fall out a fayvah
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no runninô whey fram it
mi know dem have work, work in abundant
yet still, dem mek mi redundant
now, at fifty-five mi gettinô quite olô
yet still, dem senô mi fi goh draw dole
Inglan is a bitch
dereôs no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
is whey wi a goh dhu ôbout it?