Robber Man

The time is so hard Oh yes, the time is so hard The time is so hard Ey, ey ... Coming from town, one friday all alone I was walking on a lonely road Coming from town, one friday all alone I was walking on a lonely road When robber man say them come Shook me down to the ground You should hear me started to sing To robber man: no bother shoot me, sir To robber man: no bother shoot me, sir My mama sent me out to buy some mutton And he says to me: "Shut up boy, me no want hear nothin We is a robber weh no eat up mutton And outta yuh pocket, we ah defend sup'm Him even steal off Selassie I button, so To robber man: no bother rob me, sir To robber man: no bother rob me, sir To steal from me is bitter to the belly To steal from me is bitter to the belly So robber man: no bother rob me, sir My father, my mother, they so poor They got a lot of we To steal from we, Jah will draw away blessings from you Hey, ey, so... To robber man: no bother rob me, sir (gwaan) To robber man: no bother rob me, sir Him say shut up boy, me no want hear nothin Me is a robber weh no eat up mutton And outta yuh pocket we ago rip off sup'm Him even steal off Selassie I button, so To robber man: no bother rob me, sir (gwaan) To robber man: no bother rob me, sir (gwaan) To robber man: no bother rob me, sir Don't you rob me Don't rob me... ey, ey Why don't you be like Robin Hood Who steal from the rich and give it to the poor? Why should you want to come and kick off poor man door? Ey, so To robber man: no bother rob me, sir (gwaan) To robber man: no bother rob me, sir Him say: hold on boy, we no want hear nothin We is a robber, weh no chat up, chat up And outta yuh pocket we ago tek out sup'm Him even steal off Selassi I button, so To robber man: no bother rob me, sir To robber man: no bother rob me Cause to rob from me is bitter to the belly But to steal from the rich man is sweet to your soul, so To robber man: no bother take nothin, sir (gwaan) To robber man: no bother take nothin, sir Him say: Ey you boy, better chat up chat up We is a robber weh no chatty chatty And outta yuh pocket we ago tek out sup'm Him even steal off Selassie I button, so