Bandulu (Hard Times)

Part One: Bandulu

Yeah, don't follow bad company, no

Hang down your head, Bandulu

Hang down your head and cry (Yeah)

Hang down your head, rude boy

Oh boy, you're bound to die

You shouldn't have follow bad company

And take that woman's money

And kill that poor policeman

'Cause he was only doing his duty

So hang down your head, Bandulu

I say to hang down your head and cry (Yeah)

Hang down your head, rude boy

Oh boy, you're bound to die

This time tomorrow you'll be in a different world

Hanging from the Spanish town gallows

Behind that cold prison wall

You better get yourself right with God

And ask him for mercy on your soul, rude boy

Hang down your head, Bandulu

You got to hang down your head and cry (Yeah)

Hang down your head, rude boy

Oh boy, you're bound to die

So let this be a lesson

To one and all, rude boy

Listen to your parents

An' try to do the right

Don't follow bad company

'Cause you will end up like Bandulu, rude boy

Yeah, rude boy (Woah-oh-oh)

Remember what the parrot said to the crow

"Don't follow bad company or you will end up like Bandulu"

Bad company will lead you astray

This time tomorrow you'll be in a different world

Hanging from the Spanish town gallows

Behind that cold prison wall

You better get yourself right with God

And ask him for mercy on your soul, rude boy

You better hang down your head, Bandulu

Hang down your head and cry (Yeah)

You better hang down your head, rude boy

Oh boy, you're bound to die

Hang down your head, Bandulu

You better hang down your head, Bandulu (Yeah)

You better hang down your head, rude boy

Rude boy, you're bound to die

Rude boy, don't follow, don't follow, follow bad company

Part Two: Hard Time (Toast by Ranking Dread)

Jammy, Scientist move Bandulu, ya (Boy)

Back out of deh! *Scatting*

Don't follow bad company, no

Hang down your head, Bandulu

Hang down your head and cry (Play)

Di hard time won't left mi life alone

Di hard time, right, right

Di hard time won't left mi life alone

Di hard time, right, right

Time so hard, it mussi want mi go cry

Time so hard, it mussi want mi go cry

But-a sometime mi check life, it sour like lime

But-a sometime mi check life, it sour like lime

Mi say, di hard time, left mi life alone

Di hard time, no mind, no mind

Di bad vibe, left mi life alone

Di bad vibe, why, why

So much thing can happen to one man

So much thing can happen to one man

Mi house burn down, mi wife run-gone

Lose mi job, mussi want mi go rob

Mi house burn down, mi wife run-gone

Lose mi job, mussi want mi go rob

Mi say, di hard time, left mi life alone

Di hard time, right, right

Di bad vibe, say you left mi life alone

Di bad vibe, right, right

Know everything 'bout di hard time

Know everything 'bout di hard time

Cyaan get no food, cyaan get no clothes

Cyaan get no work, then mussi wood mi go chop

Cyaan get no food, mi cyaan get no clothes

Cyaan get no work, then mussi wood mi go chop

Mi say, di hard time, left mi life alone

Hard time, right, right

Di hard time, a give mi life a walk

Di hard time, right, right

Di rain fall, sun shine

Di rain fall, sun shine

But hard life won't leave mi life alone

Chi hard life, right, right

Di bad vibes won't left mi life alone

Bad vibes, why, why

Different stroke fi different folks (Huh)

Different strokes fi different folks

Some a run joke an' some love coke

Some a run joke an' some love coke

An' mi say, di hard time, left mi life alone

Di hard time, no mind, you no mind

Di hard time, beg you left mi life alone

Di hard time, why, why

Time so hard, mussi want mi go cry

Time so hard, dem mussi want mi go cry

But-a sometime mi check life, it sour like lime

But-a sometime mi check life, it sour like lime

Mi say, di hard time, well-a left mi life alone

Hard time, right, right

Di bad vibe, beg you left mi life alone

Hard time, you no mind, you no mind

Di bad vibes, di bad vibes