Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Ya too rude!

Chorus 1

Oh, what a rat race, oh, what a rat race!

Oh, what a rat race; this is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!)

Verse 1

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:

Verse 2

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 2

Rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race! I'm sayin';

Verse 3

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 3

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!

Coda

You got the horse race; you got the dog race;

You got the human-race; but this is a rat race, rat race!

(Fade)

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