[Verse 1]
Not a king when I rep for my people
From the east to the west get a reload
All the nicks that I sell they be legal
I'm a West Indian to my wee bones
I confuse you when I tell you that I'm Green, don't I?
Left side where the people never say hola
Will power to my roots now I need solar
Got some bannan' in the coupe now I need cola
D.C. be home of the go-go
Ayiti we raise with a conga
I might be late to the convo
But I ain't ever too late for a karnival

[Chorus]
Oh, times hard, meet me at the karnival
No police, no need at a karnival
My, my zo, got me at the karnival
Honey darlin', love me at the karnival

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Oh, times hard, meet me at the karnival
No police, no need at a karnival
My, my zo, got me at the karnival
Honey darlin', love me at the karnival

[Chorus]
Oh, times hard, meet me at the karnival
No police, no need at a karnival
My my zo, got me at the karnival
Honey darlin', love me at the karnival

[Verse 2]
Celebrating our forefathers in more ways
Then denying the four all on the fourth day
Of July ignore all of the sword play
Only rhyme cause you’re trying to bore fame
You're a boss with your ill advised informants
I can pay the cost and still acquire endorsements
I just want to start to couple all of the fortunes
All we do is talk and mourn all of the corpses
Every single ward’s in a comatose
Soaking up the media and overdose
Lookin' at all the ways of the older folk
Channeling my pain to a karnival
Every single ward’s in a comatose
Soaking up the media and overdose
Lookin at all the ways of the older folk
Channelling my pain to a karnival

[Chorus]
Oh, times hard, meet me at the karnival
No police, no need at a karnival
My, my zo, got me at the karnival
Honey darlin', love me at the karnival

[Chorus]
Oh, times hard, meet me at the karnival
No police, no need at a karnival
My, my zo, got me at the karnival
Honey darlin', love me at the karnival