Verse
G C
Cane standing in the fields getting old and red
C G C G
Lot of trouble in Georgetown, three men lying dead
C
And Joshua's head of the government, he say strike for better pay
G C G
Cane cutters are striking, Joshua gone away
[Chorus 1]
G C
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
G C G
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
[Verse 2]
G C
Sugar mill owner told the strikers, I don't need you to cut my cane
G C G
Bring in another bunch of fellows, strike be all in vain
C
There's a lot of misery in Georgetown, you can hear the women bawl
G C G
Joshua gone Barbados, he don't care at all
[Chorus 2]
G C
Joshua gone Barbados, just like he don't know
G C G
Poor people on this island ain't got nowhere to go
[Verse 3]
G C
Get a bunch of tough fellows, bring 'em from Sion Hill
G C G
Bring 'em in a bus to Georgetown, you know somebody'll get killed
C
And Sonny Child the overseer, I swear he's an ignorant man
G C G
Walking through the canefield, pistol in his hand
[Chorus 3]
G C
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
G C G
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
[Verse 4]
G C
Police giving protection, the new fellows cutting cane
G C G
Strikers can't do nothing, strike be all in vain
C
And Sonny Child he curse the strikers, wave his pistol 'round
G C G
They're beating Sonny with a cutlass, beat him to the ground
[Chorus 4]
G C
Joshua gone Barbados, staying in a big hotel
G C G
People on St. Vincent they got many sad tales to tell
[Verse 5]
G C
Cane standing in the fields getting old and red
G C G
Sonny Child in the hospital, pistol on his bed
C
I wish I could go to England, Trinidad or Curacao
G C G
People on the Island they got nowhere to go
[Chorus 5]
G C
Joshua gone Barbados, just like he don't know
G C G
Poor people on this island ain't got nowhere to go
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