Album: Rastaman Vibration (1976)
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  • Uh! Ya too rude!
    Uh! Eh! Oh what a rat race!
    Oh, what a rat race!
    Oh, what a rat race!
    This is the rat race! Rat race!
    (Rat race!) (Rat race!)

    Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket
    Oh, what a rat race, yeah!
    Rat race!
    Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a
    In this 'ere rat race, yeah!
    Rat race!

    I'm singin' that
    When the cat's away
    The mice will play
    Political violence fill ya city, ye-ah!
    Don't involve rasta in your say say
    Rasta don't work for no CIA

    Rat race
    Rat race, rat race yeah!
    Rat race, I'm sayin'
    When you think is peace and safety
    A sudden destruction
    Collective security for surety, ye-ah!

    Don't forget your history
    Know your destiny
    In the abundance of water
    The fool is thirsty
    Rat race
    Rat race
    Rat race

    Rat race!
    Oh, it's a disgrace
    To see the human race
    In a rat race, yeah

    Rat race!
    You got the horse race
    You got the dog race
    You got the human-race
    But this is a rat race
    Rat race! Writer/s: RITA MARLEY
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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