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!
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!