Children's Bread - Jimmy Cliff

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

Took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard

Now while those cats get fat

In came all the rats

Stole away the cheese

And doing as they please

Jack Spratt ate all the fat

His wife ate all the lean

And so between the both, you see

They licked the platter clean, so

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard

We’re singing

Now there’s a gathering on Main Street

Shuffling on Wall Street

To a new drum beat

Turning up the heat, now

Now the weak get strong

Singing a new song

Time has come for us to right the wrong

They took the children’s bread, hey

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

I say they took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard

We’re singing

They took the children’s bread, hey

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

They took the children’s bread

And give it to the dogs

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard, hey

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard, hey

Makin' so many peoples lives so hard