Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Max Romeo
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Max Romeo
Composer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
See the little lad selling Kisko? (Kisko)
Shouting Kisko pops, Kisko pops
Kisko pops, Kisko pops
[Verse 2]
See the little lad selling Star? (Star)
Shouting star news, read the news
Read the news, read the news
[Verse 3]
He is doing it, you see
To help his mummy pay the fee
For little junior to go to school
[Verse 4]
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what hungry is like
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what suffering is like
[Verse 5]
They have mummy and daddy
Lots of toys to play with
Nanny and granny
Lots of friends to stay with
[Verse 6]
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what hungry is like
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what suffering is like
[Verse 7]
They have nanny and granny
Lots of toys to play with
Nanny and daddy
Lots of friends to say with
[Verse 8]
Hear that little baby crying? (Crying, crying)
Yes she's crying, she's crying
She's crying because she's hungry
[Verse 9]
You can hear her mama saying (Saying, saying)
It ain't easy, ain't easy
Ain't easy when you're poor, you see
[Verse 10]
And speaking of life in the ghetto
Where survival is the motto
And putting it to you
Poverty is a sin
[Verse 11]
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what hungry is like
Uptown babies don't cry
They know what suffering is like
[Verse 12]
They have mummy and daddy
Lots of toys to play with
Nanny and granny
Lots of friends to stay with
[Verse 13]
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what hungry is like
Uptown babies don't cry
They don't know what hungry is like
[Verse 14]
They have nanny and granny
Lots of toys to play with
Nanny and granny
Lots of friends to say with
[Verse 15]
Uptown babies don 't cry, don't cry, don't cry
(Mummy and daddy)
Uptown babies don 't cry
(Mummy and daddy)
[Verse 16]
Uptown babies don 't cry, don't cry, don't cry
(Mummy and daddy)
They don't know what suffering is like
[Verse 17]
Mmm
(Nanny and granny)
Uptown babies don 't cry, don't cry, don't cry
(Nanny and granny)
They don't know what suffering is like
Written by: Max Romeo
