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!