Oh why oh why
Said oh wha ya yi yi
Yabba yi ya yi huh!

Oh why oh why
Said oh wha ya yi yi
Yabba yi ya yi

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Oh momma an try I saida we try
Everyday now in da ghetto we struggle en die
En said those feelings so did I
We ask da questi-on oh why oh why
En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn
A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned
We it did we had to look and take concern
Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Early mornin we knockin ona rich man door
Tell da rich punk dem wi not stand no more
Ghetto people we tired an dats fo sure
Sufferation, we can't no more!
En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn
A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned
We it did we had to look and take concern
Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Now in the ghetto when we live and

Said ghetto people we rise up bam bam
Said ghetto people, we havta stand up, lawd
And wea struggle through life anda we neva give up
And wea struggle through life anda we gotta keep up
I saida roots I saida culture and we out!
An ghetto people we just like dat!

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Oz!

Early mornin we knockin ona rich man door
Tell da rich punk dem wi not stand no more
Ghetto people we tired an dats fo sure
Sufferation, we can't no more!
En now in da ghetto we live don do we learn
A feel me ghetto heat an me heart get burned
We it did we had to look and take concern
Ad da see de mo question again

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Now in the ghetto when we live and

Said ghetto people we rise up bam bam
Said ghetto people, we havta stand up, lawd
And wea struggle through life anda we neva live up
And wea struggle through life anda we neva give up
I saida roots I saida culture and we out!
An ghetto people we just like dat!

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi

Circle!

Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi
Wow oh why yi yi ya yi