Tell Me Where You Get It

Hey rich man, won't you please give up?

Tell me where you get it!

Hey rich man, won't you please give up?

Tell me where you get it!

The river of gold, is flowing in Ethiopia

My fore mothers and fathers too

They're sons and daughters of the same side

Putting them, you drive them a-way

They know how to fe-give me

Tell me now, hey rich man

Tell me where you get it!

How come you store basket so full, and mine

Tell me where you get it! Hey

Jacob upstairs, he's a been a rest

Jacob upstairs, while, he's a on a tell-I (seller?)

Tell me now, won't you drop an' give the poor a rest

Tell me where you get it!

Took, took and give the poor some food

Tell me where you get it!

Jacob upstairs, he's a been a rest

Jacob upstairs, while, he's a on a tell-I (seller?)

Tell me now, is that really fair?

Tell me where you get it!

Rastafari investigating this condition

Tell me where you get it!

Draw up some more and give the poor a chance

Tell me where you get it!

Sister Mary, poor thing dem pam police

Den I dem beat me that you through to your dog

Tell me where you get it!

Poor thing Sister Mary she, have nothing to eat

Ha, she have got to eat as I defended (?)

Burglar through the night now

Tell me now, hey rich man

Tell me where you get it!

Get up, get up and turn and do good, woohooo

Tell me where you get it!

Jah send I as messenger to warn you

Tell me where you get it!

Jacob upstairs, he's a been a rest (look at Ja(co)b)

Jacob upstairs, while, he's a on a tell-I (?)

Tell me now, rich man won't you please give up

Tell me where you get it!

Dop di dop, gidi bop dop now

Tell me where you get it!

A why, you a (have) a belly full now (?)

Tell me where you get it!

Ease up in that room

And give her a chance in the back room

Tell me where you get it!

Some a go sleep at night to while their bed so soft

Tell me where you get it!

Some defending, while some a defended

Tell me where you get it!