Chorus:

Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh massa please
Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh massa please
Please don’t work me no more
What are all them machines for?
Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh, massa please

I.

Sweating in the summer sun
Got to work ‘til the day is done
My back is bent
My spirit’s low
This old row’s
Getting hard to hoe
Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh massa please

II.

Dreaming of me being free
Must be a life we just don’t see
Where all’s on top
Can have it all
All’s on top
No one has to fall
Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh, massa please

III.

Slaving for our next meal
How does that make you feel?
Got a voice whispering in me
About life
And liberty
Say, oh massa, oh massa
Oh massa please