(intro)
yo notnice
nuff a dem waan si mi fail
waan si mi reach inna jail
tell mi how my madda a go feel
when she see har son behind rail
a she know she nuh get di house
mi daughta nuh get di land
furthermore mi a work from birth so right now mi need one van

(chorus)
mi keep hustling
night and day
I'm working hard
so I must get pay
neva stop
hustlinnnn
fi my mammy
hold mi medz daily
and mi neva stray

(verse 1)
mi see it clear
dem a try fi set me up
one police man use ?? wet me up
cyar me name a di station loud and clear ? teacha mek mi get di buss
without fear
mi use to tek di buss
none a dem neva yet try fi mek mi up
si mi a hustle fi mi things and a try tek mine
tell mi why black man so envious

mi nah give up
cah dem soon give up
when dem see
all one house so build up
and mi dawgs dem bark if a man try walk
dem dont know seh everyting build up
not nice

mi madda a nuh get di house
mi daughta nuh get di land
furthermore mi a work from birth so right now mi need one van

(chorus)
mi keep hustling
night and day
I'm working hard
so I must get pay
neva stop
hustlinnnn
fi my mummy
hold mi medz daily
and mi neva stray

(verse 2)
so if a bajoure fi sell,we sell dat
if fi ?? fi well,we well dat
family haffi get wholla bread
mi cyan afford fi mi madda eat di bread but
have mi ting fi protect my head back

money haffi mek every youth wi a tell dat
nah mek babylon capture mi mind
and next ting mi end up dung a ??

cah mi madda a nuh get di house
mi daughta nuh get di land
furthermore mi a work from birth so right now mi need one van

(chorus)
mi keep hustling
night and day
I'm working hard
so I must get pay
neva stop
hustlinnnn
fi my mummy
hold mi medz daily
and mi neva stray