Hard Times

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Do you really wanna know about hard times? (Hard times)
Do you really wanna know about hard times? (Hard times)

Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard (Watch this again, well)

We a make the money in a pound and penny
But the bills a come in a tens and twenty
Rich man have all and I don't have any
For, mi make the money, Jah Jah know, say, mi spend it

Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard (Watch this again, well)

Monday morning, light bill come (Bill come)
Tuesday evening, gas bill come (Bill come)
Wednesday morning, phone bill come (Bill come)
Everybody say they want the lump sum

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Yeah-oh
Time hardy-tardy-tardy

Do you really wanna know about hard times? (Hard times)
Do you really wanna know about hard times? (Hard times)

Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard (Watch this again, well)

Thursday morning, tax man come (Man come)
Friday evening, rent man come (Man come)
Saturday morning, bailiff come (Man come)
Everybody say they want the lump sum (Man come)
Sunday morning, test my faith (My faith)
Parson come with collection plate (Collection plate)
But the parson come too late (Collection late)
'Cause all of mi money, it done (Well)

Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard (Watch this again)

Yeah-oh
Time hardy-tardy-tardy-tardy
Yeah-oh
Time hardy-tardy-tardy

We a make the money in a pound and penny
But the bills a come in a tens and twenty
Rich man have all and I don't have any
For, mi make the money, Jah Jah know, say, mi spend it

Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Lord"
Time's hard, mi haffi bawl out "Well"
Time's hard (Watch this again, well)

Monday morning, light bill come (Bill come)
Tuesday evening, gas bill come (Bill come)
Wednesday morning, phone bill come (Bill come)
Everybody say they want the lump sum (Hey)

A we a make the money in a pound and penny
But the bills a come in a tens and twenty
Rich man have all and I don't have any
For, mi make the money, Jah Jah know, say, mi spend it

Do you really wanna know about the hard times? (Hard times)
Do you really wanna know about the hard times? (Hard times)