Bitch Lyrics - Linton Kwesi Johnson

W'en mi jus' come to Landan toun 

Mi use to work pan di andahgroun 

But workin' pan di andahgroun 

Y'u don't get fi know your way around 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's 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 w'en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

No baddah try fi hide fram it 

W'en dem gi' you di lickle wage packit 

Fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit 

Y'u haffi struggle fi mek en's meet 

An' w'en y'u goh a y'u bed y'u jus' can't sleep 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch, fi true 

A noh lie mi a tell, a true 

Mi use to work dig ditch w'en 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 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Y'u 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 y'u si how mi wok y'u woulda sey mi crazy 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Y'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 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch 

Dere's 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 

Dere's no escapin it 

Inglan is a bitch, fi true 

Is whey wi a goh dhu 'bout it? 

En you lay me out 

My heart is pumping louder than a big bass drum, alright 

You know what I want, baby. 

I said, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ('till end) 

Wow Baby