I've been trying a long, long time 

Still I can't make it 

Everything I try to do seems to go wrong 

It seems I have done something wrong 

But they're trying to keep me down 


Who God bless, no one curse, 

Thank God I'm past the worst 


Better must come one day 

Better must come, they can't conquer me 

Better must come [*fine] 


I've been trying a long, long time 

But I can't make it 

Noone to give me a helping hand 

The only sign keeps me down 

Who God... 


Oh my people get a seed (seat ?) 

They're trying to take advantage of me 

Better must come, better must come 

Better must come one day 

Better must come [da capo al *fine]