Mi cyan believe it
Government waan fi move mi
Mi tun refugee
Inna mi owna country
But a long long time
Mi live yah so
Mi cyan go no way
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Chorus:
Oy Mr. Babylon
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Board house and dung poor people land
Jah kno seh mi nah afford agen nuh sah
While di MP dont give a damn
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Bout seh mi live point squatter land
Through mi nuh dont rich like MattaLand, no sah
Mi a born jamaican
Verse 1:
(Awhoee)
Mi nah have noweh fi go
Mi born and mi grow yah so inna di ghetto(mmm)
Bigga heads, beg yuh a bly now
Mi cyan buy a house up a Cherry Garden(no wayy)
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
Di tribulation inna di ghetto is a must(is a must)
Mi neva qualify fi nuh house intrust
Cah mi lose all a mi money inna cash plus but
Hook:
Mi know seh mi a born jamaican
Mi deh yah from slavery as a African
Summady tell mi weh MattaLand come from
Fi own so much land inna wi island
Tell mi
Mr .Chin, go back a Japan
Cah Jah Jah mek yah fi di black man
From ? point to Negril point
From St. Thomas to Westmoreland
Chorus:
Oy Mr. Babylon
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Board house and dung poor people land
Jah kno seh mi nah afford agen nuh sah
While di MP dont give a damn
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Bout seh mi live point squatter land
Through mi nuh dont rich like MattaLand, no sah
Mi a born jamaican
Verse 2:
A yah so mi pickney born
So dem nuh know nuh awareness
Government care bout dem then know
Cah mi know yuh nuh care fi di parents
Mi beg yuh at least need 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 patient
Hook:
Mi know seh mi a born jamaican
Mi deh yah from slavery as a African
Summady tell mi where Mattaland come from
Fi own so much land inna wi island
Tell mi
Mr . Chin, go back a Japan
Cah Jah Jah mek yuh fi di black man
From ??? to Negril Point
From St. Thomas to Westmoreland
Chorus:
Oy Mr. Babylon
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Board house and dung poor people land
Jah kno seh mi nah afford agen nuh sah
While di MP dont give a damn
A wey yuh get da system yuh from
Bout seh mi live point squatter land
Through mi nuh dont rich like MattaLand, no sah
Mi a born jamaican
Intro:
Mi cyan believe it
Government waan fi move mi
Mi tun refugee
Inna mi owna country
But a long long time
Mi live yah so
Mi cyan go no way
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
Dem really tek poor people fi fool
