Gregory Isaacs – Downpressor Lyrics

Reggae

Third world people!
Hear them crying out
Close your ears and open your eyes when you see a politician coming
Bajaj Ed speaking alongside Gregory Isaacs
What to say?

Life ain't no bed of roses

For the underprivileged (A belly no)
Privileged

So difficult to feed a family

When the price raising up daily (I tell you)
Hear them crying out (Wha' me say?)
Hustling, squanting, just to make a living
Hard work, no, ghetto youth what you thinking?
Try big up yourself, Mr. Big Man watching
Maxing, relaxing, soon him start taxing
Pressuring poor people, him not caring
Thinking wisely, let's start the uprising
Fire burn fi di big man weh doing nothing
All him dealing with is just ism, ask ism

I heard you talking 'bout squatting
Not just people on payza sleeping
Heard you talking 'bout capture land
No tax paying rent for policeman (Easy rude boy)
Please, Mr. Downpresser (Ghetto youths!)
Give a little light to the sufferer (And keep right on)
Sufferer (I tell you, Bajaj Ed say so)
Please, Mr. Downpresser (Listen, old boy!)
Things are getting harder (Ghetto youths talking, what I say?)
Harder (Hmm)

We need a shoulder to lean on
No waan depend pon no politician
Bare arms housing people pon di ghetto, man
Fi get set a way di foundation
So all we haffi do is set up a plan
And start skanking, rejoicing like God is coming
Live life, step up, 'cause life is worth living
All ghetto people check fi dyke brethren
It is a must inna society
Black or white or even Chinee

All live together inna unity
Bajaj Ed and the one Gregory

Life ain't no bed of roses, yeah
For the underprivileged
Privileged

So difficult to feed one family
When things keep raising up daily
Daily
Please, Mr. Downpresser
Give a little light to the sufferer
Sufferer
I'm begging you, please, Mr. Downpresser
Everyday things getting harder (Support the ghetto)
Harder

Hustling, squanting, just to make a living
Hard work, no, ghetto youth what you thinking?
Try big up yourself, Mr. Big Man watching
Maxing, relaxing, soon him start taxing
Pressuring poor people, him not caring
Thinking wisely, let's start the uprising
Fire burn fi di big man weh doing nothing
All him dealing with is just ism, ask ism

Please, Mr. Downpresser
Give a little light to the sufferer
Sufferer
Hear them bawling, please, Mr. Downpresser
Please ease off the pressure
Pressure

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