Card Sharp

The wheel of life
Rolling spinning
Dub beat thumping
‘Wha appen, man
Yuh winning?’
Bad man nuh
Laugh
Bad man nuh card sharp.
From the cradle to the grave
Unu must learn fi behave
Tek a gamble and lose
Tek a gamble and lose
Use yuh head man
Is the path that you choose
Is the path that you choose.
More to life than narcotics and blues.
Trilby and whine
Hustling nickel and dime
Just running outta time
Just running outta time.
Crack Mac 10 yardie crime
Then say Selassie I divine.
Is the blind leading the blind
Say the blind leading the blind.
Nothing but time.

By Raymond Enisuoh


Linton Kwesi Johnson, Penguin Classics
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