Uh! ya too rude!
uh! eh! what a rat race!
oh, what a rat race!
oh, what a rat race!
oh, what a rat race!
this is the 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 voilence fill ya city, ye-ah!
don't involve rasta in your say say
rasta don't work for no c.i.a.
rat race, rat race, rat race!
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, 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!