Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelites Aah
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelite
My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen
Poor me Israelite
Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor me Israelite
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelite Aah
I said my wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen
Poor me Israelites Aah
Look Me shirts them a-tear up, trousers are gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
A-poor a-poor me Israelites Aah
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor me Israelite
A-poor a-poor a-poor me Israelites Aah
- :
- Miscellaneous
- First Time for a Long Time (1967-1971)
- Rude Boy Ska, Volume 2
- You Can Get It If You Really Want: The Definitive Collection
- Rude Boy Ska
- Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 3
- Reggae Legends: Desmond Dekker
- Israelites: The Best of Desmond Dekker
- 007 - The Best of Desmond Dekker
- Anthology: Israelites 1963-1999
- The Definitive Collection: You Can Get It If You Really Want
- The Best of Desmond Dekker
- Reggae Legends
- Israelites: Anthology 1963-1999
- Super Best
- King of Ska: Greatest Hits
- Scandal Ska
- This is Crucial Reggae: Desmond Dekker
- War Ina Babylon: An Island Reggae Anthology
- Israelites: Anthology