Hand to Mouth Songtext
von Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Power to the workers (more power)
Power to the workers (we need more power)
Power to the workers (got to have more power)
Power to the workers (yeah, we need more power)

Free zone workers, you′re working hard everyday
But all the work you do don't get enough pay
I mad, that′s still don't know why I still don't know why
Is minimum wage for your sufferation, have no more toleration

Hand to mouth can′t work, hey
Hand to mouth can′t work, hoi
Hand to mouth business, no, it can't work
(It can′t work, it can't work, it can′t work, no, it can't work)

School teachers, you′re working hard educating
But all the work you do, they take you for a play thing

I mad, I still don't know why, I still don't know why
Is likkle bit a pay for your contribution, and you mean so much to the nation


Hand to mouth can′t work, hey
Hand to mouth can′t work, hoi
Hand to mouth business, no, it can't work
(It can′t work)
No, no, no, no, no, no

Mi say me naah get enough food from weh day (more pay)
All dem-a work is like them naah get no pay (more pay)
Naah get enough food from weh day (more pay)
All the work we work is like we naah get no pay (more pay)
Watching everything go up in inflation (more pay)
Food price go up and man pay a-go down (more pay)
Ask some a-dem, dem telling short long (more pay)

But inna a-corner we wings and a-jam (more pay)
Ragga, Ragga a-watch the notion (more pay)
Say we naah get no good food from weh day (more pay)
Naah sow no good seed from weh day (more pay)
Naah sow no good seed from weh day (more pay)
Naah get enough food weh day
Our nurses saving lives every day
But all the lives you save, you don't get enough pay

I mad, I still don′t know why
I still don't know why
Is likkle bit a pay for your life savings
What a grave they′re digging


(Hand to mouth) hand to mouth can't work, hoi
Hand to mouth can't work, hey
(Hand to mouth, hand to mouth) can′t work
(It can′t work)
No bother, try that (it can't work)
Eh! (It can′t work)
We nah go buy that (no, it can't work)

Now, our farmers (digging) digging hard every day
But all the food they grow, import dem-a say
That make me madder, make me mad, mad, mad, mad
(Mad, mad, mad, mad)

Is likkle bit a pay for your mama too, and
Your sister got to shop for two

Eh (hand to mouth) hand to mouth can′t work
Hand to mouth can't work
Tell them this (hand to mouth, hand to mouth) no, it can′t work
(It can't work)
No, it can't work (it can′t work)
Not in this time of age (it can′t work)
Not in time of rage (it can't work)

Oh, civil servants, you′re working hard every day
And you're sweating out for your pay
But I man still don′t know why
Still don't know why is likkle bit
Of pay every day, in what you got to take away

Woy, hand to mouth can′t work
Hand to mouth can't work
Hand to mouth business, no, it can't work

More pay now
(We need) more pay
(We need) more pay now
(We gat to have) more pay

Me say me naah get enough good from weh day (more pay)
All the talk we talk is like we naah (more pay)
Naah get no good yood from weh day (more pay), all the bawl we bawl
Say dem no hear wha we a-say (more pay)
Workers a-di backbone a-di whole Island (more pay)
Don′t treat dem right is total confusion (more pay)
Can′t go no doctor fi no medication (more pay)
School, but no teacher, no education (more pay)
Pay more dollars to the foundation (more pay)

Naah get enough pay from weh day (more pay), musician a-suffer but a play
Same way (more pay), engineer a-bawl alone him pay too small (more pay)
Can't build him house with no concrete wall (more pay)
Bass man a-cry ′bout him can't get string (more pay)
Have the contacts and can′t bring dem in (more pay)
Raggamuffin, DJ and sing (more pay)

Lord, naah get enough good from weh day (more pay)
All the talk we talk is like we naah, Lord (more pay)
Naah get no good yood from weh day (more pay)
All the bawl we bawl say dem no hear wha we a-say (more pay)
Watching everything go up in inflation (more pay)
Food price go up and man pay they go down (more pay)
Some a-dem, dem telling short long (more pay)
Ragga, Ragga deh 'pon the version (more pay)
Ziggy, Zaggy a-watch the movements (more pay)

Naah get enough good from weh day (more pay)
All di talk wi talk is like we naah, Lord (more pay)
Naah get no good yood from weh day (more pay)
All the bawl we bawl say dem no hear wha we a-say (more pay)