Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan Is A ***** Lyrics
wÂ'en mi jusÂ' come to Landan tounmi use to work pan di andahgrounbut workinÂ' pan di andahgrounyÂ'u donÂ't get fi know your way aroundInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****dereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram itmi get a lickle jab in a bih Â'otellanÂ' awftah a while, mi woz doinÂ' quite welldem staat mi aaf as a dish-washahbut wÂ'en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchahInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****no baddah try fi hide fram itwÂ'en dem giÂ' you di lickle wage packitfus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackityÂ'u haffi struggle fi mek enÂ's meetanÂ' wÂ'en yÂ'u goh a yÂ'u bed yÂ'u jusÂ' canÂ't sleepInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****a noh lie mi a tell, a truemi use to work dig ditch wÂ'en it cowl noh *****mi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did foolden awftah a while mi jusÂ' stap dhu ovahtimeden awftah a while mi jusÂ' phu dung mi toolInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****yÂ'u haffi know how fi survive in itwell mi dhu day wok anÂ' mi dhu nite wokmi dhu clean wok anÂ' mi dhu dutty wokdem seh dat black man is very lazybut if yÂ'u si how mi wok yÂ'u woulda sey mi crazyInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****yÂ'u bettah face up to itdem a have a lickle facktri up inna Bracklyinna disya facktri all dem dhu is pack crackryfi di laas fifteen years dem get mi laybahnow awftah fifteen years mi fall out a fayvahInglan is a *****dereÂ's no escapin itInglan is a *****dereÂ's no runninÂ' whey fram itmi k