Lyrics

[Verse 1] It's a shame, it's a shame But we have we self to blame It's a shame, it's a shame We have we self to blame We ask for new Government Now they taking every cent Cost of living is the same It is really a burning shame [Chorus] The Doctor say to pay as you earn But Sparrow say you paying to learn But me father say he sharpening the axe For when the collector come to cheat off the income tax [Verse 2] Plеnty people is in misery But this tax ain't bothеring me For I am not working anywhere So I have no income to share But Mr. This and Mr. That Who accustom with they pay roll fat Is to see them shedding tears Men like De Freitas and Fernandez [Chorus] The Doctor say to pay as you earn But Sparrow say you paying to learn But me father say he sharpening the axe For when the collector come to cheat off the income tax [Verse 3] Plenty people want to cry They miss the water, the well run dry But they can't do a thing about it The money ain't going in the Doctor pocket First of all we want better schools So your children won't grow up as fools Then work for you and me That is what plenty ah them can't see [Chorus] The Doctor say to pay as you earn And Sparrow say you paying to learn And here me father say he sharpening the axe For when the collector pass to cheat off the income tax [Verse 4] When the Doctor went up to England They bluntly refuse to support his plan So there is nothing more he could do Than to get it from me and you That's the law now in Trinidad If you don't like it, that's too bad Take your things and clear out today Because all who working must pay, yes [Chorus] The Doctor say to pay as you earn And Sparrow say you paying to learn Even me father say he selling the axe For when the collector come to pay off the income tax