People sayin' dis
People sayin' dat
'bout di yout' af today
How dem carryin' on away
An' it noh funny
It noh funny

Dem wi' tek chance
Fi get a lickle kile
Dem wi' tek chance
Fi live-it-up a while
Dem wi' tek chance
Fi live-it-up in style
Dem wi' tek chance
Fi goh jump an' prance
Dem wi' tek chance
Far dem love blues dance
Dem wi' tek chance
An' dem don't count di caas

People sayin' dis
People sayin' dat
'bout di yout' af today
How dem causin' affray
An' it noh funny
It noh funny
Dem wi' tek chance
An' dem love cuss raas
Dem wi' tek chance
Dem wi'skip dem claas
Dem wi' tek chance
Fi goh pap a lickle style
Dem wi' tek chance
Dem dhu it all di while
Dem wi' tek chance
But some a dem laas
Dem wi' tek chance
An'dem don't count di caas

People sayin' dis
People sayin' dat
'bout di yout' af today
'bout di way dem stay
An' it noh funny
It noh funny

Dem wi' tek chance
Fi get a lickle kally
Dem wi' tek chance
Wid y'u lickle sistah Sally
Dem wi' tek chance
Far dem feel dem force
Dem wi' tek chance
But dem gat no course
Dem wi' tek chance
But dem is nat advanced
Dem wi' tek chance
An' dem don't count di caas
People sayin' dis
People sayin' dat
'bout di yout' af today
How dem really stay
An' it noh funny
It noh funny