 As the sun is dawning, I'll go to the wet Get my wood from the bush to make me tea And eat my bread till I fill me belly Then I get ready to go outside and play My friends from next door to run with me to the store To get some salt, beef and flour for mama to cook Make some snitcher to drink to wash down the food My behaving back, everything is fine Things were better back then You didn't have to worry at all but lock in your door Like your neighbor, take care of your son and your daughter We had no bed so we had to sleep on Sitting by the fire talking with condo And he phoned them and concladiated on them Them old people we used to be sitting around Having one heck of a good what was happening them days That island life was saying something And that's when this country was saying something Jack Trust me, who know That what I say is true