we are left to play second best

The king of fruits

The best types are exported

For the value it brings

The exporters and nation

Leaving the bad ones behind

Let the locals get to taste and buy

But not the best types of durians

It will not in the local markets

This isn't the way

Let the best quality of durians stay home

Promote and bring in the tourists

It may triple the income values

Learn it from the Thais

They kept the best in the country

The tourists will fly in and stay

They earn many streams of income

We never learn our lessons

We export our best out of the country

Even our talents migrated overseas

We are left to play second best