WÂ'en mi jusÂ' come to Landan toun

Mi use to work pan di andahgroun

But workinÂ' pan di andahgroun

YÂ'u donÂ't get fi know your way around

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram it

Mi get a lickle jab in a bih Â'otell

AnÂ' awftah a while, mi woz doinÂ' quite well

Dem staat mi aaf as a dish-washah

But wÂ'en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

No baddah try fi hide fram it

WÂ'en dem giÂ' you di lickle wage packit

Fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit

YÂ'u haffi struggle fi mek enÂ's meet

AnÂ' wÂ'en yÂ'u goh a yÂ'u bed yÂ'u jusÂ' canÂ't sleep

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

A noh lie mi a tell, a true

Mi use to work dig ditch wÂ'en it cowl noh bitch

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

Den awftah a while mi jusÂ' stap dhu ovahtime

Den awftah a while mi jusÂ' phu dung mi tool

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

YÂ'u haffi know how fi survive in it

Well mi dhu day wok anÂ' mi dhu nite wok

Mi dhu clean wok anÂ' mi dhu dutty wok

Dem seh dat black man is very lazy

But if yÂ'u si how mi wok yÂ'u woulda sey mi crazy

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

YÂ'u 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

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram it

Mi know dem have work, work in abundant

Yet still, dem mek mi redundant

Now, at fifty-five mi gettinÂ' quite olÂ'

Yet still, dem senÂ' mi fi goh draw dole

Inglan is a bitch

DereÂ's no escapin it

Inglan is a bitch

Is whey wi a goh dhu Â'bout it?