Linton Kwesi Johnson

WÂ'en mi jusÂ' come to Landan toun
Mi use to work pan di andahgroun
But workinÂ' pan di andahgroun
YÂ'u donÂ't get fi know your way around
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram it
Mi get a lickle jab in a bih Â'otell
AnÂ' awftah a while, mi woz doinÂ' quite well
Dem staat mi aaf as a dish-washah
But wÂ'en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
No baddah try fi hide fram it
WÂ'en dem giÂ' you di lickle wage packit
Fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit
YÂ'u haffi struggle fi mek enÂ's meet
AnÂ' wÂ'en yÂ'u goh a yÂ'u bed yÂ'u jusÂ' canÂ't sleep
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
A noh lie mi a tell, a true
Mi use to work dig ditch wÂ'en it cowl noh bitch
Mi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did fool
Den awftah a while mi jusÂ' stap dhu ovahtime
Den awftah a while mi jusÂ' phu dung mi tool
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
YÂ'u haffi know how fi survive in it
Well mi dhu day wok anÂ' mi dhu nite wok
Mi dhu clean wok anÂ' mi dhu dutty wok
Dem seh dat black man is very lazy
But if yÂ'u si how mi wok yÂ'u woulda sey mi crazy
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
YÂ'u 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
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram it
Mi know dem have work, work in abundant
Yet still, dem mek mi redundant
Now, at fifty-five mi gettinÂ' quite olÂ'
Yet still, dem senÂ' mi fi goh draw dole
Inglan is a bitch
DereÂ's no escapin it
Inglan is a bitch
Is whey wi a goh dhu Â'bout it?