Farmer Man

Well mek mi tell yuh 'bout my island

Whoa lawd, whoa lawd

Dem nuh rich like we

Dem seh a drought inna Jamaica

See dem a sell out every damn acre

Suh tell mi wah deh gwaan, wah deh gwaan on yah?

Dem gi weh tourism an agriculture

Suh I seh where is di farmer man?

We need another plan

Jamaica understand

Dem nuh rich like we

Like we

We have di fruits an di high grade trees

If you wanna smoke, leave your mind at ease

You till di soil, come mek wi reap

Di bigga heads waan tek everyting from we

But I seh where is di farmer man?

We need another plan

Jamaica understand

Dem nuh rich like we

Like we

So a long time I nuh see di farmer man

Oh I seh where have you been?

It's been a while I nuh see di soilor man

Now dem waan tek everyting

(Nuh mek dem tek yuh tings)

I said a long time I nuh see di farmer man

Oh I seh where have you been?

It's been a while I nuh seed di soil

Now a di land dem waan fi tek everyting

Yuh nuh hear my people cry

Woi, woi

Woi, woi, woi

Woi, how we a guh make it out?

Oh gosh, aye

Suh mek wi dig, mek wi chop

Caz wi country bout fi drop inna a state in which we cyaan get out

Di govament tek di trash and export fi local crops

An now is drought I man see all around

Some ilaloo, some carrot, nuff dasheen and soursop

To feed di needy people across di town

Suh mek we plant, non-stop, sufferation it fi stop

Hey Babylon I'm gonna burn you down

I hear my people crying

Woi, woi

Woi, woi, woi

Woi, I seh wi a guh burn you down

Oh gosh, aye

Mi seh a drought inna Jamaica

See dem a sell out every damn acre

Suh tell mi wah deh gwaan, wah deh gwaan on yah?

Dem gi weh tourism an agriculture

Suh I seh where is di farmer man?

We need another plan

Jamaica understand

Dem nuh rich like we

Like we, whoa

We have di fruits an di high grade trees

If you wanna smoke, leave your mind at ease

Suh you till di soil, come mek wi reap

Di bigga heads waan tek every ting from we

Oh I seh where is di farmer man?

We need another plan

Jamaica understand

Dem nuh rich like we

Like we

So a long time I nuh see di farmer man

Oh I seh where have you been?

It's been a while I nuh see di soilor now

Dem waan fi tek everyting

(Nuh mek dem tek yuh tings)

I said a long time I nuh see di farmer man

Oh I seh where have you been?

(Where have you been? Oh)

It's been a while I nuh see di sign

Now a di land, dem waan fi tek everyting

Wol on deh

Tourism gone down an di airplane sell out

Instead a wi build wi nation dem a tell wi fi fly out

Run wi to wreck an now di wol place dry out

To how my people a suffer all di dawg start cry out

Seh dem nuh have a plan, fi uplift wi nation

Dem sell out "Out a many" fi 180 million

Kick weh granny stall dung a Coronation

An see it deh now mi people all a sing sad song

Woi, woi

Woi, woi, woi

Woi, how we a guh make it out?

Good gosh, aye

Mi seh a drought inna Jamaica

See dem a sell out every damn acre

Suh tell mi wah deh gwaan, wah deh gwaan on yah?

Dem gi weh tourism an agriculture

But I seh where is di farmer man

We need another plan

Jamaica understand

Seh dem nuh rich like we, no

Di greenest pastures

Di brightest sunshine

Bless my island

A Jah mek yah

Blessed