Down in the Ghetto Songtext
von Nitty Gritty

What a life, what a life, what a life, what a life
What a life, alright

Down in the ghetto the garbage man come no more
The garbage pile up, the scent just a float through mi door
The weed it does blow, it cover down to the floor
The living in the ghetto like I′m living in El Salvador
The polish weh mi use pon mi shoes, yall, a it clean the floor
Mi woman fall suh sleep and she started to snore
Weaker shaker, because mi cyaan take no more


What a life I'm living, what a life I′m living
What a life, what a life
Come on now, go on again
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Ghetto life and all this, alright, go on again
The living in the ghetto, it nuh nice
We cyaan buy no meal, we cyaan buy no rice
House a live in money, it cost sky high
But a lot of youth dem cyaan pay the price
While some living in the jail, Jah know dem nice

Say, down in the ghetto the garbage man come no more
Say, the garbage pile up, the scent just a float through mi door
Say, the living in the ghetto like I'm living in El Salvador
Say, the polish weh mi use pon mi shoes, yall, a it clean the floor
Jah know dem nuh living, I-man cyaan take no more

Say, down in the ghetto, Jah know, Jah know, Jah know
Life pon the paper, they deh cyaan hold
No more, so some bounce it on the floor
Go on again, go on again, alright, go on
Ghetto living, ghetto living, it nuh nice, it nuh nice
Go on again

Down in the ghetto the garbage man come no more
The garbage pile up, the scent just a float through mi door
Say, the woman fall suh sleep and she started to snore
Bad boy dem come, dem have fi pick up mi door
Jah know, mi weaker shaker, mi cyaan take no more


Go on again, go on then, alright, alright
Ghetto living, it nuh nice
Cyaan buy no meal, cyaan buy no rice