w¢„en mi jus¢„ come to Landan toun
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mi use to work pan di andahgroun
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but workin¢„ pan di andahgroun
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y¢„u don¢„t get fi know your way around
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no runnin¢„ whey fram it
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mi get a lickle jab in a bih ¢„otell
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an¢„ awftah a while, mi woz doin¢„ quite well
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dem staat mi aaf as a dish-washah
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but w¢„en mi tek a stack, mi noh tun clack-watchah
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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no baddah try fi hide fram it
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w¢„en dem gi¢„ you di lickle wage packit
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fus dem rab it wid dem big tax rackit
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y¢„u haffi struggle fi mek en¢„s meet
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an¢„ w¢„en y¢„u goh a y¢„u bed y¢„u jus¢„ can¢„t sleep
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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a noh lie mi a tell, a true
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mi use to work dig ditch w¢„en it cowl noh bitch
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mi did strang like a mule, but bwoy, mi did fool
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den awftah a while mi jus¢„ stap dhu ovahtime
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den awftah a while mi jus¢„ phu dung mi tool
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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y¢„u haffi know how fi survive in it
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well mi dhu day wok an¢„ mi dhu nite wok
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mi dhu clean wok an¢„ mi dhu dutty wok
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dem seh dat black man is very lazy
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but if y¢„u si how mi wok y¢„u woulda sey mi crazy
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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y¢„u bettah face up to it
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dem a have a lickle facktri up inna Brackly
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inna disya facktri all dem dhu is pack crackry
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fi di laas fifteen years dem get mi laybah
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now awftah fifteen years mi fall out a fayvah
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no runnin¢„ whey fram it
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mi know dem have work, work in abundant
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yet still, dem mek mi redundant
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now, at fifty-five mi gettin¢„ quite ol¢„
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yet still, dem sen¢„ mi fi goh draw dole
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Inglan is a bitch
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dere¢„s no escapin it
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Inglan is a bitch
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is whey wi a goh dhu ¢„bout it?
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Inglan Is a Bitch
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| Linton Kwesi Johnson |
