Life is for man to live
(Let man live life! Ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ah!)
Bread is for man to eat
(Let man eat bread! Ba, ba, ba-ba, ba-ah!)
Bread and pyaka
Cut down pyaka-yism!
Bread and pyaka
Cut down pyaka-yism!

Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon
Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon
Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon
Everyt'ing ya run dung 'pon
Come, we go reason now
Come-a, come-a come-a,
We go reason now (we deh go reason now)
Come-a, come-a come-a,
We go reason now (we deh go reason now)
Come-a, come-a come-a,
We go reason now (we deh go reason now)

Where do you stand for happiness (wa-la, wa-la!)
When you no say you no want it,
While some o' dem (some o' dem, some o' dem) out deh, eh!

I bus dem shut right now
Fi get it
Bread and pyaka
Cut down pyaka-yism!
Bread and pyaka
Cut down pyaka-yism!

Woman feel the pain
Man suffer, Lord
Woman feel the pain
Man suffer, Lord

Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Come-a, come, come-a, we go reason now
Come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!
Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!
Peeyah, peeyah, pyaka, come!
A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
A-come-a, come-a, come-a, we go reason now
Oh, come-a, come, come-a, we go reason now
Bread and pyaka
Sister pyaka
Bread and pyaka
Sister pyaka
Cut down pyaka-yism!
Cut down pyaka-yism!
Cut down pyaka-ysim!