Chorus: I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
If you hol’ yuh head in de air dem sey you fasty and fresh me dear
And if yu friendly wid dem mi love, dem sey a dry yaws yu waan fi scrub
If yu got nuff money fe spen, dem sey a tief yu tief it an den,
If yu bruk and out a yu luck, dem sey a witless whey mek yu bruk
If yu single and by yu self, bad minded people sey yu pan shelf
And if yu married yu mek big catch, or else de two a oono no match
If yu fat an yu looking well, bad minded people sey yu da swell
An if yu maga and looking t’in, dey sey consumption a ride yu skin
If yu dress up and wear good clothes, bad minded people sey yu a pose
And if one day yu no change yu frok, dem call yu poting and naked back
If yu go church a Sunday time, dem sey a axe yu da try fe grind
And if yu stay home an take a rest, dem sey poor hypocrite im a confess
Chorus: I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
If you hol’ yuh head in de air dem sey you fasty and fresh me dear
And if yu friendly wid dem mi love, dem sey a dry yaws yu waan fi scrub
If yu got nuff money fe spen, dem sey a tief yu tief it an den,
If yu bruk and out a yu luck, dem sey a witless whey mek yu bruk
If yu single and by yu self, bad minded people sey yu pan shelf
And if yu married yu mek big catch, or else de two a oono no match
If yu fat an yu looking well, bad minded people sey yu da swell
An if yu maga and looking t’in, dey sey consumption a ride yu skin
If yu dress up and wear good clothes, bad minded people sey yu a pose
And if one day yu no change yu frok, dem call yu poting and naked back
If yu go church a Sunday time, dem sey a axe yu da try fe grind
And if yu stay home an take a rest, dem sey poor hypocrite im a confess
Chorus: I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so
I don’t know, I don’t know why black people bad minded so