(intro)
well yu hear mi now
ah suh we give tanks
yu understand we count di blessings
hear mi now

(bridge)
di father bless mi and he always ah guide
oh yes di lord will provide(woii)
ah hear mi nuh
aye follow mi now


(CHORUS)
mi haffi give tanks fi mi one dumplin inna mi plate
cause! one betta than none
and mi give tanks fi mi bed dah deh pon di block
cause atleast mi nah sleep pon ground
and mi give tanks fi mi roof over mi head
it ah leak but it still ah shade mi from the sun
and give tanks, give tanks yu better give tanks fi yuh life
cuase yu never wen it will done



hear mi now
di father! bless mi and yes we grateful
fi give tanks all di while nuh only wen yu faithful
yu better seh a prayer wen yu see di ting yah graceful
give tanks fi di one ting until yu get a case full
(yes)and wen me see di children so playful
it remind we seh we life nuh fi be so stressful
we stay faithful even wen tings get so dreadful
cause di father still ah gi we wings like ah redbull
so yea mi



(CHORUS)
give tanks fi mi one dumplin inna mi plate
cause! one betta than none
and mi give tanks fi mi bed dah deh pon di block
cause atleast mi nah sleep pon the ground
and mi give tanks fi mi roof over mi head
it ah leak but it still ah shade mi from the sun
and give tanks, give tanks yu better give tanks fi yuh life
cuase yu never wen it will done



wah mi seh remember to show gratitude
stop di ungrateful atitude
say yuh grace stop mean up yuh face
or mind jah just take back di food
nuh matter wen mi pocket flat like lines of latitude
we still ah hold a vybz o yes we still just in a happy mood
cah nuh matter how yu feel
yu could believe yu goin to di worse ordeal
like di man weh wah fi kill himself cause a banana was his last meal
and wen him fling it way him see a man ah nyam di peel



(CHORUS)
give tanks fi mi one dumplin inna yu plate(woee)
cause! one betta than none
and mi give tanks fi mi bed dah deh pon di block
cause atleast mi nah sleep pon di ground
and mi give tanks fi mi roof over mi head
it ah leak but it still ah shade mi from the sun
and give tanks, give tanks yu better give tanks fi yuh life
becuase yu never wen it will done




(CHORUS)
cah wah mi seh give tanks fi mi one dumplin inna mi plate
one betta than none
(and mi give tanks fi mi bed dah deh pon di block)
cause we nah sleep pon ground


wah mi seh! next time before yu holla
give tanks fi yuh five cents even if yu nuh ave a dollar
ah wah mi seh
di next time before yu lament
and ah complaint bout yuh rent
just give tanks to live in a apartment(yes)
and next before yu bawl
and ah complain bout how much yuh pay check small
just remember seh nuff people unemployed
so they will be more annoyed
cah dem have none atall
suh wah mi seh seh




(CHORUS)
give tanks fi mi one dumplin inna yu plate
cah! one betta than none
(and mi give tanks fi mi bed deh pon di block
mi nah sleep pon ground)