(INTRO) No more stress, no! happy days! Oh no! No more sufferation.
(BRIDGE) My mama shouldn't have to suffah no more, no more. My mama, shouldn't in need no more, for sure.
(CHORUS) Ayo I got to get that paper, di root of all evil. Gotta make that money, di root of all evil. Gotta get that dough, di root of all evil. (Mama can't suffer no more)
(VERSE ONE) Mon wah rich now, becah momma fi ah live bettah life, her life fi pretty like Peppa Lite. Tired of di hungry days and night, and mi tired ah di war wah we hand stretch ah fight.
Franklin, mi wallet fi full ah his face. Bruk life ah shame man, disgrace. Mi wah rich till me drive past my gate and think seh a Bill Gate. If yah seh wait I will wait.
But mama suffah too long, too long momma suffah. Time fi di old get new brand, tell poor fi avoid I money nuh fi gimme problem all when tax gone sky-high.
My money fi ah walk and spar har all when time tough like cork and tar. How she fi suffah, when har son ah star, (pappa get fi stay far from har.)
(BRIDGE) My mama shouldn't have to suffah no more, no more. My mama, shouldn't in need no more, for sure.
(CHORUS) Ayo I got to get that paper, di root of all evil. Gotta make that money, di root of all evil. Gotta get that dough, di root of all evil. (Mama can't suffer no more)
(VERSE TWO)
Mi bank boot fi full till the brim, money fi ah spin like ah Spreewell rim or a Steering. Mi want buy momma anything, mek she happy like di day when Obama swearing.
Money haffi come my way! Mi bank book fi biggah than Mandela highway! Satan cant get my prior and mi work hard like ah slave so mi affi get my pay!
Tired ah di rice and mackrel so yuh nah see mi kick back and chill and Nuh bwoy can tell mi fi build any build mi ah build momma house pon that hill!
Mi wah step up inna life like Slippaz caah money good fi yuh half like bittaz, ay mamma money nuh fi short like nikkaz, when mi mek it her money affi nuff like rittaz.
(CHORUS) Ayo I got to get that paper, di root of all evil. Gotta make that money, di root of all evil. Gotta get that dough, di root of all evil. (Mama can't suffer no more)
(OUTRO) Mama don't cry no more betters gonna come one day. Momma dont cry no more everythings gonna be ok!
Mama don't cry no more betters gonna come one day. Momma dont cry no more everythings gonna be ok!
Everything, is gonna be alright. Mama dont cry, don't shed no tears.
Mama everything is gonna be alright, mamma dont you cry, never want to see you cry.