(intro-spoken)
get up in the morning slaving for bread sah
so that every mouth can be fed
poor poor me-isrealite


Bb7
get up in the morning slaving for bread sah
Bb7
so that every mouth can be fed
Eb7  Fb7  Bb7          C#7
poor poor me-isrealite


wife and kids, dem pack up and a leave me
darling she said i was yours to receive
poor poor me-isrealite


shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go
i don't want to end up like bonnie and clyde
poor poor me-isrealite


after a storm there must be a calm
catch me in your farm you sound an alarm
poor poor me-isrealite


(repeat from beginning and fade with 
poor poor me-isrealite)