The greatest weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the minds of the oppressed
You tink it wouldn't matter
You pollute the water
You fry all the sprat
The big fish get fat
Naw you switch
Trying to get big fish
But too much ticky ticky 'pon boat
The ship overload
You should have a life boat
Ship can't stay afloat
The water stink
You better start to tink
You nuh catch
Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
You nuh catch
You nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
In the kingdom of the blind
The one-eyed man is the king
You are try ah ting
But it nevah wok from the beginning
Ah you create the problem
Now you can't solve them
You catch ticky ticky
But tings get sticky-sticky
Now what is the aim
Who you goin' blame
Yu put on the pot
But the oil nuh hot
Naw the fish nuh fry
And you can't understand why
You borrowing money from Peter to pay Paul
In this kingdom yu buil'
Turning for a fall
Goes down the stream before
Ah you let big fish through the door
Now you come agen
With your fisherman fren
Take him from abroad
You draw bad card
The reason is so plain
Upper stream get stain
You nuh catch
Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Yu nuh catch
Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Yu put on the pot
Naw the oil nuh hot
Naw the people ah cry
The fish nuh fry
Too much sprat
Big fish ah get fat
Yu cast the net
But people still ah fret
Them ah tawk
Yu need fi catch ah shark
Yu nuh catch
Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Yu nuh catch
Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
So 'ear wha' we seh
The stream starting from the top
Yu 'ave fi start somewhere
Or your efforts goin' flock
So ease upon the ticky ticky
To get 'bout the sprat
And stop Big fish from it getting fat
Yi nuh catch Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Them ah tawk
Maybe you need fi catch ah shark
Them ah tawk
Maybe you need fi catch ah shark
Yu put on the pot
But the oil nuh hot
Naw the people ah cry
The fish nuh fry
Too much sprat
Big fish ah get fat
Yu cast the net
But the people still ah fret
Them ah tawk
Maybe you need fi catch ah shark
Yu nuh catch Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Yu nuh catch Yu nuh scale
We nuh sell fish sell fish
Put some ital in the dish
Them ah tawk
Maybe you need fi catch ah shark
Them ah tawk.