Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka) Lyrics

[Bob Marley]

            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!
            /fadeout/