ife is so unfair
mi not even sell ah crate a beer
and by di time mi look bere police come inna mi land
seh di sound haffi turn off
i doh know weh ah gwan
ah who invite dem inna mi land
but still mi nah worry miself
cah mi know fi ah fact
seh dem ah fight ghetto youtes before mi born


(chorus)
no lockoff mi sound officer
and gwan like yu take mi fi clown officer(aye)
wen no music nah play inna di ghetto
and di shots dem ah echo
yu seh we up to no good
let di music play officer
nuh bother di youtes ah go ah stray officer(aye)
just remember seh inna J.A we party everyday
man ah try fi live life di right way
so mi seh


living in di ghetto is not easy to survive
more time yu haffi hustle just to stay alive
doh we nuh have no big education
plus some seh mi not qualified fi di 9 to 5
so is ah dance mi nah keep
take some liquor pon consignment and mi block di street
di people dem come out wholeheap
but by di time mi look ah bere jeep
and dem come fi


(chorus)
lockoff mi sound officer
and gwan like yu take mi fi clown officer(aye)
wen no music nah play inna di ghetto
and di shots dem ah echo
yu seh we up to no good
let di music play officer
nuh bother di youtes ah go ah stray officer(aye)
just remember seh inna J.A we party everyday
man ah try fi live life di right way
so mi seh


yea)
mi ah beg di ghetto youte dem fi put down di gun
cah if di shot ah beat den di music ago done
cah mi nuh waan di police pass thru
and see no more dead body lay down pon di ground
officer mi ah beg yu please
comment di ghetto youte dem wen dem holdoff di peace
man from west and east
mi rather see dance than see funeral keep


(chorus)
no lockoff mi sound officer
and gwan like yu take mi fi clown officer(aye)
wen no music nah play inna di ghetto
and di shots dem ah echo
yu seh we up to no good
let di music play officer
nuh bother di youtes ah go ah stray officer(aye)
just remember seh inna J.A we party everyday
man ah try fi live life di right way


yow yow yow
tell mi weh dem wah we do
tell mi weh dem all ah plan
wen dem only aiming life affi pressure di poor man
so mi ah keep ah dance just to mek ah couple grand
police cirlce mi inna di dance
seh come wid a permit inna yuh hand
wen mi show di man mi permit, yo him still ah seh mi wrong
cah di permit stop at two,and now ah two twenty one
aye it seem like dem nuh care, worse mi have nuttin fi sphere
ahright


(chorus)
no lockoff mi sound officer
and gwan like yu take mi fi clown officer(aye)
wen no music nah play inna di ghetto
and di shots dem ah echo
yu seh we up to no good
let di music play officer
nuh bother di youtes ah go ah stray officer(aye)
just remember seh inna J.A we party everyday
man ah try fi live life di right way



officer, officer, officer aye
officer, officer, officer aye
officer, officer, officer aye
officer, officer, officer aye