Tenament

[Intro]
The ting call "Natty Cyaan Take The Living In The Tenament"
I man as a youth like to build mi own tent
I as a youth to like fi be no resident (Murder!)
Tell 'em-a!

[Chorus]
Mi say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Jah man, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament

[Verse 1]
Say, man-a, I man as a youth to like fi be no resident
Say, I man as a youth to like fi pitch mi own tent

[Chorus]
Mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Say, natty cyaan take di living as a tenament yard
Natty cyaan take di living in a tenament yard

[Verse 2]
Mi galfriend cyaan even write mi a postcard
You don't sweep your yard and then your name gone abroad

[Chorus]
Mi say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Jah man, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament (Hey, but-a!)

[Refrain]
Argument, mi say, mi have argument (Bumma!)
Argument, mi say, mi have argument

[Chorus]
Mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Mi say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament

[Verse 3]
But, man, di dry weather house is not a nice place to live
Say, dry weather house is not a nice place to live
Cah, water jus' a run under your bed like a bridge
Say, water jus' a run under your bed like a bridge

[Chorus]
Mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Say, man, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament

[Verse 4]
Mi say, mi start fi mi life with one trunk bed
Say, one cabinet and one buffet
Say, one dinner set an' a Dashiki spread

[Chorus]
But, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Say, man, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament (Hey, but-a!)

[Refrain]
Argument, mi say, mi have argument (Bumma!)
Argument, mi say, mi have argument (Hey-a!)
Argument, conscious argument

[Chorus]
Say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Mi say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament (Bumma!)
Mi cyaan take di living as a tenament

[Verse 5]
Mi say, mi lay down in mi room an' mi a burn two spliff
Mi lay down in di room an' mi a burn two spliff
But, here come di landlord with a bailiff
You could a watch mi when mi run so swift
Jah man, you could a watch mi when mi run so s- (Hey, hey-hey!)

[Chorus]
Mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Mi say, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament (Hey, but-a!)

[Refrain]
Argument, mi say, mi have argument (Bumma!)
Argument, mi say, mi have argument (Hey-a!)
Argument, conscious argument

[Chorus]
But, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament
Say, man, mi cyaan take di living as a tenament

[Outro]
Say, man, mi cyaan take di living in a tenament yard
Mi cyaan take di living in a tenament yard
Mi galfriend cyaan even write mi a postcard