W´en mi jus´ come to Landan toun
Mi use to work pan di andahgroun
But workin´ pan di andahgroun
Y´u don´t get fi know your way around
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no runnin´ whey fram it
Mi get a lickle jab in a bih ´otell
An´ awftah a while, mi woz doin´ quite well
Dem [A]staat mi aaf as a dish-washah
But w´en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
No baddah tɾy fi hide fram it
W´en dem [A]gi´ you [A7di lickle wage packit
Fus dem [A]ɾab it wid dem [A]big tax ɾackit
Y´u haffi stɾuggle fi mek en´s meet
An´ w´en y´u goh a y´u bed y´u jus´ can´t sleep
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch, fi tɾue
A noh lie mi a tell, a tɾue
Mi use to [C7]work dig ditch w´en it cowl noh bitch
Mi did stɾang like [F]a mule, but bwoy, mi did fool
Den awftah a while mi jus´ stap dhu ovahtime
Den awftah a while mi jus´ ρhu dung mi tool
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
Y´u haffi know how fi survive in it
Well mi dhu day wok an´ mi dhu nite wok
Mi dhu clean wok an´ mi dhu dutty wok
Dem [A]seh dat black man is very lazy
But if y´u si how mi wok y´u woulda sey mi crazy
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
Y´u bettah face up to [C7]it
Dem [A]a have a lickle facktɾi up inna Brackly
Inna disya facktɾi all [Em]dem [A]dhu is pack crackry
Fi di laas fifteen years dem [A]get mi laybah
Now awftah fifteen years mi fall [Em]out a fayvah
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no ɾunnin´ whey fram it
Mi know dem [A]have work, work in abundant
Yet still, dem [A]mek mi ɾedundant
Now, at fifty-five mi gettin´ quite ol´
Yet still, dem [A]sen´ mi fi goh draw dole
Inglan is a bitch
Dere´s no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch, fi tɾue
Is whey wi a goh dhu ´bout it?
En you [A7lay me out
My heart is pumping louder than a big bass drum, alright
You know what I want, baby.
I said, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ('till end)
Wow Baby
