Inglan Is A Bitch Lyrics - Bass Culture - Linton Kwesi Johnson

Wen mi jus come to Landan toun 

Mi use to work pan di andahgroun 

But workin pan di andahgroun 

Yu dont get fi know your way around 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no runnin whey fram it 

Mi get a lickle jab in a bih otell 

An awftah a while, mi woz doin quite well 

Dem staat mi aaf as a dish-washah 

But wen mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

No baddah try fi hide fram it 

Wen dem gi you di lickle wage packit 

Fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit 

Yu haffi struggle fi mek ens meet 

An wen yu goh a yu bed yu jus cant sleep 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

A noh lie mi a tell, a true 

Mi use to work dig ditch wen it cowl noh bitch 

Mi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did fool 

Den awftah a while mi jus stap dhu ovahtime 

Den awftah a while mi jus phu dung mi tool 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Yu haffi know how fi survive in it 

Well mi dhu day wok an mi dhu nite wok 

Mi dhu clean wok an mi dhu dutty wok 

Dem seh dat black man is very lazy 

But if yu si how mi wok yu woulda sey mi crazy 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Yu 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 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no runnin whey fram it 

Mi know dem have work, work in abundant 

Yet still, dem mek mi redundant 

Now, at fifty-five mi gettin quite ol 

Yet still, dem sen mi fi goh draw dole 

Inglan is a bitch 

Deres no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Is whey wi a goh dhu bout it?