Look how the man them sit up on the sidewalk
A set out them business
The woman them, some with little children (the men them spreadout)
See how they spread out (spread out)
And it's the start of another day (oooh)
That's how they work to get their pay
And they're trying to do their best
Each and every day
They'll sell you this
They'll sell you that
Goods, cash, delivery on the spot
They juggle among
Thieves and killers
Who sometimes rob, or shoot a higgler
Police and soldiers in the area
Man a run up and down because of fear sah
Who's gonna cool it down, whoa!
Who's gonna control the situation
It's getting out of hand
There must be some way to hold it down
Whoa, oooh! Hey nah
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Whoa, oooh
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Whoa, oooh
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Just the other day
The man them sat up on the corner (the man them sat a)
Robber move through
And take them off guard sah
So they juck down a higgler
And rob him of him goods sah
They live pon the people them
Like when John Crow swarm dead meat
They cut off the lady finger
Just to take her ring sah
Wha' kind a thing that you know a deal with
Whoa, oooh
Oh yeah, can't go somewhere
Look how the man them sit up on the sidewalk
A set out them business (the man them spread-out)
The woman them, some with little children
See how they spread out
Whao! Oh yeah
And it's the start of another day
That's how they work to get their pay
So you should not try to take it away
No, no, no,no
Don't try to take it away
Robber man, oh
What you tryin to do, oh
Robber man
Whoa! Oooh