Nobody feel no way It's coming close to payday I say Nobody feel no way Everyman get paid a quota's work this day Can I plant peas and reap rice? Can I plant cocoa and reap yam? Can I plant turnip and reap tomato? Can I plant breadfruit and reap potato? Nobody feel no way It's coming close to payday I say Nobody feel no way Everyman get paid a quota's work this day Can I tell lie and hear truth? Can I live bad and love good? Can I deliver and get down? Can I give a dollar and want a pound? Nobody feel no way It's coming close to payday I say Nobody feel no way Everyman get paid a quota's work this day Can I be wrong and get right? Can I be kicked and don't fight? Can I drink water and get drunk? Can I drink whiskey and stay sober?