Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelite, sir
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelite
Wife an' my kids, they are pack up an' leave me
ââ¬Â½Darling,ââ¬Â she said, ââ¬Â½I was yours to be seenââ¬Â
Poor me Israelite
Shirt, them a tear up, trousers are go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie an' Clyde
Poor me Israelite
After a storm there must be a calm
If they catch me in the farm, you sound your alarm
Poor me Israelite
I said, I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelite, sir
I said, my wife an' my kids, they are packed up an' leave me
ââ¬Â½Darlingââ¬Â, she said, ââ¬Â½I was yours to be seenââ¬Â
Poor me Israelite, sir
Look, the shirt, them a tear up, trousers are go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie an' Clyde
Poor me Israelite, sir
After a storm there must be a calm
If they catch me in the farm, you sound your alarm
Poor me Israelite
Poor me Israelite
Poor me Israelite
Poor me Israelite
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- 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