Dem really tek poor people fi fool Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Chorus: Oh Mr. Babylon A weh yuh get da system yuh from Bulldozer dung poor people land Jah kno seh mi nah vote agen nuh sah Cause di MP dont give a damn A wey yuh get da system yuh from Bout seh mi live pon squatter land True, mi dont rich like Matalon, no sah Mi a born jamaican
Verse 1: Mi nave no weh fi go Mi born and mi grow yah so inna di ghetto Bigga heads, beg yuh a bly now Mi caan buy a house up a Cherry Garden (no way) Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust Di tribulation inna di ghetto is a must (is a must) Mi neva qualify fi nuh Housing Trust Cah mi lose all a mi money inna Cash Plus but
From Morant Point to Negril Point From St. Thomas to Westmoreland
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Verse 2: A yah so mi pickney born So dem nuh know nowhere else Government care bout dem den nuh Cah mi know yuh nuh care fi di parents Mi beg yuh lease mi a piece of land yah Nah have nuh problem fi pay rent Run come gimme mi yuh eviction notice Fi poor people yuh nuh have nuh patience
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Outro: Mi caan believe it Government waan fi move mi Mi tun refugee Inna mi owna country But a long long time Mi live here so Mi caan go no weh
Dem really tek poor people fi fool Dem really tek poor people fi fool
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This is Vybz Kartel’s version of The Message Riddim produced by Don Corleone Records and released in 2011. Other notable artists to appear on the riddim include Cecile, Da Professor, Jah Vinci, Kymani Marley, Pressure, Richie Spice, and Protege.
The general message of the song is the way poor people are treated in Jamaica. Vybz questions the government’s handling of programs aimed at poor people as well as the large wealth gap that exists between the islands poor and wealthy. Other themes he touches upon are post-colonial racism as well as socio-economic disparities.
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