22 Wen you bring army guys dea An dey donno dey stay coming, Let peopo hear dem scream fo help from inside dea house! Dey dig one big hole fo catch me An dey hide traps fo catch my feets.
Get peopo dat ack high makamaka Dat like put trap fo catch me. Dey spread out one rope net fo grab me. Dey put plenny trap Fo catch me by da road. (Time out fo da music.)
You goin do good kine tings fo dem Wen dey stay do bad kine tings fo me, Jeremiah, o wat?! Jalike dey dig one big hole fo kill me. No foget dat I wen stan in front you An aks you fo do good kine tings fo dem, So you no stay huhu wit dem.
I hear plenny guys talk sof kine, Dey tell, “Dis Jeremiah, da ‘stay real sked’ guy— We go tell on him.” Even all my frenz stay wait fo me fo tell someting wrong. Dey tell, “Maybe us guys can trick Jeremiah! Den we can win, an get back at him!”
I like fo da guy dat tell my faddah I born, come jalike Sodom an Gomorrah towns, Dat Da One In Charge wen wipe um out an no show pity! I like dat guy hear peopo stay crying morning time, An army guys stay yelling fo fight noon time!
“I hear somebody yell jalike one wahine dat stay hurt plenny! She moan jalike she stay born her firs bebe. Az da Jerusalem peopo yelling! Jalike dey stay try fo breave but no can. Jalike dey put out dea hands an tell, ‘Bummahs! Help me! I goin pass out! Da guys dat like kill me stay hea!’ ”
“Some a my peopo, dey real bad kine guys. Dey hide an wait fo grab peopo, Jalike da guys dat trap birds, Jalike dey put one trap fo wipe out odda guys.
My peopo, you betta put on burmbag kine clotheses An lay down on top da ashes fo show you stay sad inside! Stay sore inside an cry plenny, Jalike yoa ony boy wen mahke! Cuz wen you tink dey no stay come, Da army guys dat goin wipe us out goin come!”