Israelites

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

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get up in the morning slaving for bread sah
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so that every mouth can be fed
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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)