Oh Lord, it's hard on the poor
You could ask my neighbour
Many people are workin' hard
But at the end of the road
Their lives are still incomplete
Can't get no victory, Lord,
We can't feed our families
I say poverty, oh poverty,
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
Lord knows poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
The rich man is crying, oh
Do the poor man feel the pain?
He sit s up there with his greedy heart
And have enough to complain
No separation visit the poor
More than any other in the land
The rich haven't still grabbing more
Get off the poor man's hand, woman
I say poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
Lord knows poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
Is a burden, a burden for the poor
The rich man is cryin' club
But for the poor it is tough
The poor man a labor everyday
In the burning sun so rad
An d as he sweat his brow
The rich man a eat the bread
Tell me why life is so unfair
And preachers trying to fool us
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
Lord knows poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty,
is a burden for the poor, yeah
Look, many people are working hard,
trying to make ends meet, yeah
But at the end of the road,
their lives are still incomplete
Can't get no victory, Lord,
I say poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty
Lord knows poverty, oh poverty
Believe me, poverty, oh poverty,
