[Intro]
Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave
Slave, yeah
Slave, yeah

[Verse 2]
Slave to the system here before I was born
Slave to the master, workin' me till I'm worn
The only penthouse I can count on's a big black ball and chain
Slave to the system, the future's all arranged

[Chorus]
Oh, you better fetch that water, boy
Oh, you better fetch that water, boy

[Interlude]
Slave
Slave to the system
Slave

[Verse 2]
Thompson's my last name, but my daddy's name is Lloyd
The farther back I trace it, the more it becomes null and void
All my life I've struggled just to be called a boy
Slave to the system, oh what a joy
[Chorus]
Oh, you better fetch that water, boy
Hell if I do!
Oh, you better fetch that water, boy
Oh, I'm just a slave to the system

[Outro]
Here before I was born
Slave to the master, workin' me till I'm worn
Slave
Slave to the system
Slave
Slave
Slave