Oh why oh why

Said oh wha ya yi yi

Yabba yi ya yi huh!

Oh why oh why

Said oh wha ya yi yi

Yabba yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Oh momma an try I saida we try

Everyday now in da ghetto we struggle en die

En said those feelings so did I

We ask da questi-on oh why oh why

En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn

A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned

We it did we had to look and take concern

Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Early mornin we knockin ona rich man door

Tell da rich punk dem wi not stand no more

Ghetto people we tired an dats fo sure

Sufferation, we can't no more!

En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn

A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned

We it did we had to look and take concern

Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Now in the ghetto when we live and

Said ghetto people we rise up bam bam

Said ghetto people, we havta stand up, lawd

And wea struggle through life anda we neva give up

And wea struggle through life anda we gotta keep up

I saida roots I saida culture and we out!

An ghetto people we just like dat!

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Oz!

Early mornin we knockin ona rich man door

Tell da rich punk dem wi not stand no more

Ghetto people we tired an dats fo sure

Sufferation, we can't no more!

En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn

A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned

We it did we had to look and take concern

Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya