Bus Dem Shut (pyaka)

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Life is for man to live

(Let man live life! Ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ah!)

Bread is for man to eat

(Let man eat bread! Ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ah!)

Bread and pyaka

Cut down pyaka-yism!

Bread and pyaka

Cut down pyaka-yism!



Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon

Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon

Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon

Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon

Come, we go reason now

Come-a, come-a come-a,

We go reason now (we deh go reason now)

Come-a, come-a come-a,

We go reason now (we deh go reason now)

Come-a, come-a come-a,

We go reason now (we deh go reason now)



Where do you stand for happiness (wa-la, wa-la!)

When you no say you no want it,

While some o' dem (some o' dem, some o' dem) out deh, eh!



I bus dem shut right now

Fi get it

Bread and pyaka

Cut down pyaka-yism!

Bread and pyaka

Cut down pyaka-yism!



Woman feel the pain

Man suffer, Lord

Woman feel the pain

Man suffer, Lord



Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Come-a, come, come-a, we go reason now

Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!

Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!

Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!

A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now

Oh, come-a, come, come-a, we go reason now

Bread and pyaka

Sister pyaka

Bread and pyaka

Sister pyaka

Cut down pyaka-yism!

Cut down pyaka-yism!

Cut down pyaka-ysim!