Inglan Is A Bitch

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
 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
 is whey wi a goh dhu 'bout it?