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
