Prince - When Will We B Paid? lyrics

When will we b paid For the work we've done? When will we b paid For the work we've done? [Verse 1:] We fought in your wars in every land To keep this country free, y'all For women, children and men But every time We ask for pay or a loan That's when everything seems to turn out wrong We been beat up Called names Shot down and stoned Every time we do right Somebody say we're wrong [Chorus:] Tell me When will we b paid For the work we've done When will we b paid For the work we've done [Verse 2:] Listen We worked this country From shore to shore Our women cooked all your food And washed all your clothes We picked cotton And laid the railroad steel Worked our hands Down to the bone at your lumber mill [Chorus:] Tell me When will we b paid For the work we've done? When will we b paid For the work we've done? [Bridge:] Will we ever be proud of "My country, tis of thee"? Will we ever sing out loud "Sweet land of Liberty"? When will we be paid For the work we've done? I wanna know I wanna I wanna I wanna know (When, when, when, when) [Chorus:] When will we b paid For the work we've done? When will we b paid For the work we've done? Why can't we b paid? Oh, oh When When will we b paid? We've given up our sweat Now And all of our tears Stumbled through this life For more than 300 years I I wanna know The work we've done