Sitting on the ground in di ghettoTalking with my brother Natty Congo BongoLet me tell you what he saidLet me tell you what he saidHow long shall I stay on that bridge,Waiting for the Police to goHow long shall I smoke on that spliffWaiting for the children to growToo long, we’ve been too longWaiting for the children to growSitting on a step at di stationWith Mama in a great tribulationLet me tell you what she saidLet me tell you what she saidSee dem a cheating and a lyingSee dem a shootin’ our childrenAnd we’re standing aside, doing nothingAnd we’re holdin’ our head and crying.Sitting in the grass inna ZionChatting with an old countrymanLet me tell you what he saidLet me tell you what he saidThey came up, to cut down my treeThey came up, to burn all di countryThey came up…Sufferin’ souls in AsiaSufferin’ souls in AfricaSufferin’ souls in South AmericaSufferin’ souls everywhere,And no where to go fe dem now