gregory isaacs called poor and clean a rich mans heaven is a poor mans hell so many years i ve been slaving in your factory never had a chance to talk to the boss and for so long i ve been living in this old community where no one knows my fate yet i pay the cost no one knows my fate yet i pay the cost but i would rather live poor and clean than rich in corruption i said i ve got to live clean cause jah has got to pass down judgement i said i wanna be clean can t you see what i mean wanna be strong all day long i would rather to live poor and clean than to live rich in corruption i wanna be clean can t you see what i mean a rich mans heaven is a poor mans hell