Rat Race (Live at The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 05/26/76)

Oh, what a rat race!

Oh, what a rat race! Yeah

Oh, what a rat race!

This is the rat race! (Rat race!)

Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a

Oh, what a rat race, yeah! Rat race!

Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket

In this 'ere rat race

Rat race!

I'm sayin'

When the cat's away

The mice will play

Political violence fill your city, ye-ah!

Don't involve Rasta in your say-say, I'm sayin'

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!

Oh, it's a disgrace

To see the human race

In a rat race, rat race! I'm sayin'

When you think it's 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, ooh

(The fool is thirsty)

Rat race, rat race, rat race! Yeah, rat race!

Oh, it's a disgrace

To see the human race

In a rat race, rat race!

Oh, what a rat race

When the cat's away

Mice will play

Political violence (fills your city, 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!

In this 'ere rat race, yeah, rat race, I'm sayin'

When the cat's away

The mice will play

Political violence fill your 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

You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta

(You gotta, you gotta, you gotta)

(People worthy of Bob Marley and the wail and the Wailers)

(I declare, Bob Marley and the wail and the Wailers, the Rasta men vibration)

(Thank you very much and good night)