Once upon a time
Some people come together
Made a plan, took a chance
Agreement between one another

Dem dey go
Dem dey go
Dem dey go
Dem dey fight
Dem dey quarrel
Dem dey go
One silly the other sneaky the other sleazy
I tell dem 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 dey fight dem dey quarell
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

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 dey fight
Dem dey quarrel
Dem dey go
One silly the other needy the other greedy
I tell them if them no wan gree
Make dem scatter
Go their separate ways