I been 'buked and I been scorned
I been 'buked and I been scorned
Children I been 'buked and I been scorned
I been talked about sho’s you born

Dere is trouble all over this world
Dere is trouble all over this world
Children, dere is trouble all over this world
Dere is trouble all over this world

But I ain't gonna lay my religion down
Ain't gonna lay my religion down
Children ain't gonna lay my religion down
Ain't gonna lay my religion down