A lament about the status of the poor and downtrodden. He exhorts the listener to work together to improve their condition. It also serves as a warning against the oppressors of the poor.
Somebody please tell mi now
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put di war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Tell mi nuh, how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together, for the Father soon come
The was a beginning, so there must be an end
Let us see a betta day for our grandchildren
Ah wi look inna wi heart and see wey wi can mend
Where food is concern, there is a problem
Woman cyan find food fi give di children
While the rich man have di chicken back and feed di dog dem
But woe beyond to dem
He who rise against poor people shall perish inna di end
Somebody please tell mi know
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put di war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Mi waan kno how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together cause di Father soon come
True di poor cyan afford de knowledge dem nuh get none
Di rich man have di dollas and nuh give wi some
Bragadoius and bossie talk him ah fling dung
Ah pure 190E Benz him ah bring dung
Sell di most crack, di coke, heroin and opium
Dem nuh waan see ghetto youth elevate out of di slum
So dem give wi all type of things to turn wi down
Dem alone fi boogie woogie and have all di fun
Dem alone fi have di girls and wi nuh fi have none
Tell mi now
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put de war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Tell mi nuh, how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together, for the Father soon come
All of di massive unno hear Buju now
Wi nuh deal with di bow wi nuh deal with show
Dollas run di cut and wi want that now
If unno nuh happy and nuh love it let mi hear POW-POW
To polictricks business gangsta nah bow
Tell mi now
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put de war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Tell mi nuh, how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together, for the Father soon come
The was a beginning, so there must be an end
Let Us see a betta day for our grandchildren
Ah wi look inna wi heart and see wey wi can mend
Where food is concern, there is a problem
Woman cyan find food fi give di children
While the rich man have di fowl and give him dog dem
Buju say woe beyond to dem
He who rise against against poor people shall perish inna di end
Tell mi now
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put de war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Tell mi nuh, how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together, for the Father soon come
True di poor cyan afford de knowledge dem nuh get none
Di rich man have di money and nuh give wi some
Bragadoius and bossie talk him ah fling dung
Ah pure 190E Benz him ah bring dung
Sell di most crack, di coke, heroin and opium
Dem nuh waan see ghetto youth elevate out of di slum
So dem give wi all type of things to turn wi down
Dem alone fi boogie woogie and have all di fun
Dem alone fi have di girls and wi nuh fi have none
Tell mi now
How massa God worl’ ah run
Put de war ah back and praise God yah mi son
Tell mi nuh, how puppa Jesus worl’ ah run
Mek wi come together, for the Father soon come
How Massa God World A Run was written by Buju Banton.
How Massa God World A Run was produced by Donovan Germain.