Yo yo 'old up! Anthony B
Ya mon, say what mon? Ya dem say mad mon, mmhmm
Dem youth dem a wrong fi bun fire, ya eh
Ya eh a neva know
Everyone see me aks di question
Dem a aks di question, what

Dem a aks: "Where have ya been so long?"
"How come you alone ah sing certain song?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"
"Did I preserve meself wit di revolution?"
"Gideon, where have ya been so long,
Fi use bobo broom ah sweep corruption?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"

Anthony B bun politician, yo
None cyaan escape, none cyaan git away
Feed di homeless people, dem done from mob here
Government wicked, you see have dem stay
Fight 'gainst di system, ah youth dem wan slay
Take , but few got on housin' scheme
Build Manley Meadows as dem latest dream
Dem run di port, dem run di wharf
Dem mek di laws, dem create di graft
Have dem soldier an police more staff
No time fi skint it ah laff
So di people dem ah aks:

"Where have ya been so long?"
"How come you alone ah sing certain song?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"
"Did I preserve meself wit di revolution?"
"Gideon, where have ya been so long,
Fi use bobo broom ah sweep corruption?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"

Anthony B bun politician
Why dey brand every ghetto youth, call dem gangsta?
Bring in di coke, an ah fight 'gainst ganja?
Justice me chant, so me wah sponser
Full time. Who no charge police fi murder?
Shot it innocent youth, say dat he stop after
Deres no justice fi di poor an pauper
Hey, hey, dem take poor mon for laughter
Dat's why me chant lava!

"Yo, where have ya been so long?"
"How cyan you alone ah sing certain song?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"
"Did I preserve meself wit di revolution?"
"Gideon, where have ya been so long?
Take bobo broom ah sweep corruption"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"

Rastaman bun politician
Well, system in ah Jamaica
Wicked wit'out a doubt
Youth dem pon di corner
Wan escape di route
Try fi buy ah visa, pack it banana boat
System it we under, every mon wan leave out
Wan some food, even unto vote
Wassy submarine ca we tire dat ditch out
Wan fulfill we vision, forget 'bout di doubt
Den mek a joyful nice an go shout, yow

"Where have ya been so long?"
"How cyan you alone ah sing certain song?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"
"Did I preserve meself wit di revolution?"
"Gideon, where have ya been so long?
Fi take ya bobo broom ah sweep corruption"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"

Anthony B bun politician
Yo, none cyaan escape, dem cyaan git away
Feed di homeless people, dem done from mob here
Government wicked, you see have dem stay
Fight 'gainst di system, ah youth dem wan slay
Take 'bout few got on housin' scheme
Build Manley Meadows as dem latest dream
Dem run di port, dem run di wharf
Dem build di laws, dem mek di graft
Have dem soldier an police for staff
No time fi skint ii ah laff
So di people dem must aks:

"Where have ya been so long?"
"How come you alone ah sing certain song?"
"Fire mon, where have ya been so long?"
"Did I preserve meself wit di revolution?"
"Gideon...