Once upon a time

Some people come together

Made a plan, took a chanceAgreements between one another

Dem dey go, dem dey go, dem dey go

Dem de fight, dem de quarrel, dem dey go

One silly, the other sneaky, the other sleazy

I tell them if them no wan gree make dem scatter

Go their separate ways

We are born and then we′re gone

Nobody lives forever

It's alright and then it′s not

Freedom is a kind of prison

Dem dey go, dem dey go, dem dey go

Dem de fight, dem de quarrel, dem dey go

One silly, the other sneaky, the other sleazy

I tell them if them no angry make dem scatter

Go their separate ways

I can see the future, oh I can see

Where the people see what the people need

I have a dream, oh, I have a dream

To see the people free from the pain within

Dem dey go, dem dey go, dem dey go

Dem de fight, dem de quarrel, dem dey go

One silly, the other needy, the other greedy

I tell them if them no hungry make dem scatter

Go their separate ways