Ah! Ya too rude   Oh what a rat race   Oh what a rat race   This is the rat race      Some a lawful, some a bastard   Some a jacket   Oh what a rat race, rat race      Some a gorgan, some a hooligan   Some a guine-gog   In this rat race. Yeah!   Rat race   I'm singing   When the cats away   The mice will play   Political violence fill ya city   Yea-ah!   Don't involve Rasta in your say say   Rasta don't work for no C.I.A   Rat race, rat race, rat race      When you think its peace and safety   A sudden destruction   Collective security for surety   Yeah!   Don't forget your history   Know your destiny   In the abundance of water   The fool is thirsty   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