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Artist: Jimmy Cliff
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Democracy Don't Work
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Democracy Don't Work
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Pursuit of happiness is everyone's right
Cause all are equal in ter father sight
But when it comes to indigenous peoples rights
Why is the system always giving us fight
Because they got no lovein their hearts
Democracy was not built upon love from the start
Masses of people don't have enough to eat
Democracy is built up only for the elite
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work
Under the law they say justice is for all
But for same people it don't exist at all
Because if you got money then justice you can buy but
If you ain't got any then you know you might die
They say in God we trust but to man they plea
Whose God is it that allow this to be
As long as there is partiality
How is there going to be equality
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work
Pursuit of life and liberty is your right
Don't allow anyone to steel your birth right
Because everyone has got their own identity
Democracy is a rod that leads to tyranny
As long as their is racism
Classism and communism skisim
As long as their is inhumane government
There's no peace withinand truth has become a sin
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work, democracy don't work
Oh, oh, oh
Democracy don't work
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