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, 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.
Chorus:
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 a-bundance of water, the fool is thirsty.
Chorus:
Rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race,
Oh, it's a dis-grace 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!