Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
(Spoken):
Now hear this crowd of people;
I man well vex and just have fe big up me chest,
'Cos the Taxi Driver don't have no re-spect.
Want I fe catch bus, hop truck and ride bike,
And stand up on the road and hitch hike.
But dem deh things can't go on, 'cos Natty Dread... ride the storm!
Chorus 1
Taxi Driver, (dri-ver), won't stop for me, (stop for me).
When-ever I flag him down, he won't stop for me.
Taxi Driver, (dri-ver), won't stop for me, (stop for me).
When-ever I flag him down, he won't stop for me.
Verse 1
(DJ Bumbo Brown)
In a-London city and in a-New York,
There are no-go areas, after dark.
I say muggers on the streets and thief in the park,
Tramps 'pon the sidewalk; a dem a-sky lark.
Some a catch the taxi, when they reach their spot,
Pre-tend to pay the driver and then they just run off.
Some a argue with the driver and say the fare ain't right,
The next thing you know' they got a kitchen knife.
Chorus 2
Taxi Driver, (dri-ver), won't stop for me, (stop for me).
When-ever I flag him down, he won't stop for me.
Interlude
Break
To hail a cab you got to be fast,
You try to catch a taxi, but they just drive past.
Verse 2
(David Dread)
The taxi-cab driver never stop for me,
They got all kind of excuses up his sleeve.
Some say they off duty; some say they not free,
The taxi cab driver never stop for me.
Be-cause of my dreadlocks, looking wild,
They think I'm a mugger, or some bad guy.
No they never stop, they just pass me by,
They treat me like a leper who's left to die, yo!
Chorus 3
Driver, (dri-ver), won't stop for me, (stop for me).
No care how I flag him down, he won't stop for me.
Break
Excuse me mate, can you get me a taxi?
Is that the driver? Boy... Jungle!
Interlude
Verse 3
(DJ Bumbo Brown)
Well, I was walking with my son, who was just a child,
And still the Taxi Driver wouldn't give me a ride.
He was caught by the traffic lights, and had to slow down,
So I opened the back door and sat my son down.
So he tried his best to stop me from coming in,
I say move yourself man, and start your driving!
He was very angry, but he asked; where to?
I said take me to the station; my train leaving soon.
So guess what he did to me, just for spite;
He stopped at every single traffic light.
He took the wrong turn and the long way, too,
He stopped at the bar, just to use the loo.
When I got to the station, it was all in vain;
Good golly, good gosh, I say, I miss my train.
Coda
Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi, driver,
Me lick up the taxi, me lick up the taxi, driver.
Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi, driver,
Me lick up the taxi, me lick up the taxi, driver.
Not stopping, they're just not stopping,
Not stopping, they're just not stopping,
Not stopping, they're just not stopping,
Not stopping, they're just not stopping,
Not stopping, they're just not stopping,
Not stopping, they're just not stopping.
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