Rat a Cut Bottle

Part One: Rat A Cut Bottle

La, wa-la-woo, wa-la-woo

Wa-la, wa-la-woo (Yeah)

Time get so hard that rat a cut bottle

Is a situation that the poor man cyaan tackle (Yeah)

Time get so tough, man cyaan even get work

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan handle (Lord)

The cost of living, said, it get so drastic

So mother cyaan even find penny fi send dem pickney go at market

The nickle get so scarce, you cyaan even get none

So instead of once a week every day for me are Ben Johnson (Lord)

Time get so hard that even rat a cut bottle (Lord)

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan tackle

The time get so tough, man cyaan even get work

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan handle

Whenever you go downtown, just take a look around

And check how much youth you see walking up and down (Yeah)

'Cause in ya dis yah time, when no job man cyaan find

If they are in need, say, they must commit a crime (Lord)

Wa-la-woo, wa-la-woo

Wa-la, wa-la-woo

The cost of living, said, it get so drastic

So mother cyaan even find penny fi send dem pickney go at market (Lord)

Nickle get so scarce, you cyaan even get none

So instead of once a week every day for me are Ben Johnson (Lord)

Time get so hard that even rat a cut bottle (Lord)

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan tackle

The time get so tough, man cyaan even get one

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan handle

Never, never handle

No, never handle

A sufferation, yes, a sufferation

Part Two: Toast by Unknown Artist

Wa-la-woo, wa-la-woo (Hey now, so mi say)

Wa-la, wa-la-woo (Huh)

Time get so hard that rat a cut bottle (True-true)

It's a situation that the poor man cyaan tackle

Bam-biddly-beng

Say, time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

What a dread situation fi tackle

Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle

Say, me cyaan get no food deh fi nimble (Pow)

Me cyaan get no food deh fi nimble

Rich man check it so simple

Brr, Lord, a poor man take it ungrateful (You know?)

Say that me wake upon mi bed, I say, me feel so sick

But-a when me take a stop, me said, a gas strike hits

It just a twist me like a cuccu macca stick

Brr, Lord, it just a twist me like a cuccu macca stick

For mi say time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

Said, a sufferation, a sufferation

And mi say murderation (You know?)

For me say, wicked man, a weh you are go run?

For me say, wicked man, a weh you are go hide?

Because-a Jah Jah are go strike with di lighting and thunder

Jah Jah are go strike with di lighting and thunder

Jah are marshal, him no partial (Pow, hey)

Jah are marshal, him no partial

Because him higher than your general (Right, right)

Him higher than your general (Yeah)

For me say whether you are woman or a whether you are man

You got to remember say you deh 'pon Jah Jah land

Bam-bam, upon di island, said that bam-bam, on di island

'Cause if me take off mi tam, it are go bring a bam-bam

Me take off mi tam, it are go bring a bam-bam

But-a sufferation upon di land

I tell you, say that sufferation upon di land

For me no sell fish ina your ways, pass it on

A Lord have mercy, hear me say

So no-no sell fish ina your ways, pass it on

And let me tell you 'bout the sound that leads di way

Well, no matter weh you say, cah each and every day

You got to hear me say (Hey)

Say, time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle

What a dread situation fi tackle

Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle

Me said it dread pon di nation (Hey, come on)

Me said it dread pon di nation (Hey, come on)

A what a dread situation (Lord, come on)

And dis ya murderation, a murderation

And me say sufferation (Hey)