Poor people keep cryin', cryin' People keep dyin', dyin'
Hear the people dem callin', callin' The people dem callin', hey!
Sufferation dey pon dem Tribulation dey pon dem
Say, Sufferation dey pon dem And tribulation dey pon dem
Sufferation dey pon dem And tribulation dey pon them
Holiday a come a dem a see empty basket
And my