Oh Jah Jah Jah please help us to get over This life we live in misery All that I see along my journey, each day My people are brand with poverty So many of them out there starving Searching to find a bite to eat So many of them without shelter, yeah, yeah And some nuh get shoe upon their feet So tell us how long will it take to get over This life we live in misery 'Cause all that we see along the journey My people are brand with poverty, yeah Come on, come on help us get over This life we live in misery, Lord 'Cause all that I see along my journey My poor people are brand with poverty Oh, oh, oh, yeah, Jah Jah Come on and help us get over 'Cause all that we face every day, yeah Is work hard and still get no pay Over and over and over Over and over again Over and over and over The same thing just happens