R:

Dem living ina dangerous zone

Oh what a place to call home

This is not a place for me

That's not where I wann a be (repeat)

I wanna be ina the hills where the birds dem singing

Not ina the city where the bells keep ringing

Too much gunshot and senseless killing

The colour of the dollar and the shaking of the shilling

As you say go buss a head certain man willing

Third class fight the struggle and first class chilling

Sit down ina dem tower and champagne spilling

A who dem want devoyer oh what a sin ting

R: (repeat)

Dis is a gunman city a gunman town

I man nuh see no employement around

Mama she a frown daddy him a frown

And the youths dem a buss dem gun from twelve to...

Down y me say a life nuh worth nothin'

Happy trigger lucky you mr press button

Let me tell something jah will bun you out to nothin'

From you bun out the youths

R: (repeat)