1“Evritin wey man dey do for dis life nor bi struggol? Abi awa days nor bi like savant wey dem hire to work?
2Like savant wey dey wait make nite kwik kom; like worker wey dey wait make dem pay am.
3Mont to mont, I nor get anytin to live for; evry nite dey kause pain for mi.
4Wen I sleep, I dey tink dey sey, ‘Wen day go take break?’ I dey waka for nite dey wait make day break.
5Worm don full my body, sickness don kover my body with dirty; my body don skata with sore.
6My days just dey run kwik-kwik like moto; but for di end, I nor get hope.
7My God! Make Yu remember sey my life bi like breeze and my happiness don end.
8Una dey si mi naw with una eyes, but una nor go si mi again. Wen una dey look for mi, I go don go.
9As kloud dey vanish, na so who die nor dey kom back again.
10E nor go ever kom back to en house and nobody go si am again.
11“No! I nor go fit klose my mout; I dey vex for my spirit, so I must tok. I must tok as e dey pain mi for my mind.
12Why Yu put mi for kage make pipol dey look mi? I bi wota juju?
13Make I sey my bed go give mi rest and my pillow go reduce my komplain?
14But Yu still dey make mi fear for dream; yor vishon dey make mi fear well-well.
15E betta make I kill mysef, dan dis kind wiked life wey I dey live.
16I don taya for life; I nor go live forever. Abeg make yu live mi, bikos my life nor good.
17“Wetin bi man wey Yu dey worry for? Why Yu dey borda yorsef with di tin wey Yu kreate?
18Yu dey visit am for morning and evritime, Yu won try or test am.
19Nor look mi again, make Yu leave mi alone, so dat I go swallow my own spit.
20Yu wey dey wosh us, na wetin I do Yu? Abi I don sin against Yu? Why Yu dey target mi? I bi wahala to Yu?
21Yu nor fit just forgive mi my sins? Yu nor fit just sorry for all di bad tins wey I do? I go soon die and wen Yu dey look for mi, I go don go.”