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Mano Negra - Killin'rats (Official Live 1991)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mano Negra
Mano Negra
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Manu Chao
Manu Chao
Composer

Lyrics

There’s a place in the city
Just down by the river
All the Rats went crazy
Got fangs made of silver
Kill those rats
They’re cruisin’ downtown
Their eyes full of anger
If they can’t hurt you
They will find another
Kill those rats
They will shoot down your father
They will spit on your mother
Rape browny girl
And slaughter your brother
KILLIN’ RATS
KILLIN’ RATS
Those Rats need a scratch!
Like that
All you real cool cats
Put yourself together
Got them back to their swamp!
Before they make you surrender
KILLIN’ RATS
Old cats they quiver!!
‘Cause it makes them remember
About a long time ago
When they fought rats’ father
KILLIN’ RATS
Was a Rat called Hitler
Set the world on fire
This is no fair game
They wanna do it again
KILLIN’ RATS
[Refrain] x3
Written by: Manu Chao

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