INGLAN IS A BITCH

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by Linton Kwesi Johnson
W´en mi jus´ come to Landan tounMi use to work pan di andahgrounBut workin´ pan di andahgrounY´u don´t get fi know your way around Inglan is a bitchDere's no esapin itInglan is a bitchDere´s no runnin´ whey fram it
Mi get a lickle jab in a bih ´otellAn´ awftah a while, mi woz doin´ quite wellDem staat mi aaf as a dish-washahBut w´en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchNo baddah try fi hide fram it
W´en dem gi´ you di lickle wage packitFus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackitY´u haffi struggle fi mek en´s meetAn´ w´en y´u goh a y´u bed y´u jus´ can´t sleep
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchA noh lie mi a tell, a true
Mi use to work dig ditch w´en it cowl noh bitchMi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did foolDen awftah a while mi jus´ stap dhu ovahtimeDen awftah a while mi jus´ phu dung mi tool
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchY´u haffi know how fi survive in it
Well mi dhu day wok an´ mi dhu nite wokMi dhu clean wok an´ mi dhu dutty wokDem seh dat black man is very lazyBut if y´u si how mi wok y´u woulda sey mi crazy
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchY´u bettah face up to it
Dem a have a lickle facktri up inna BracklyInna disya facktri all dem dhu is pack crackryFi di laas fifteen years dem get mi laybahNow awftah fifteen years mi fall out a fayvah
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchDere´s no runnin´ whey fram it
Mi know dem have work, work in abundantYet still, dem mek mi redundantNow, at fifty-five mi gettin´ quite ol´Yet still, dem sen´ mi fi goh draw dole
Inglan is a bitchDere´s no escapin itInglan is a bitchIs whey wi a goh dhu ´bout it?