I Shot the Sheriff (Live at The Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 05/26/76) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Oh, what a rat race Oh, what a rat race, yeah Oh, what a rat race This is the rat race (Rat race) Some are gorgon Some are hooligan Some are illegal Oh, what a rat race Rat race Some are lawful Some are bastard Some are jacket In this here rat race Rat race I'm saying When the cat's away The mice will play Political violence fill your city, yeah Don't involve Rasta in your say say I'm saying Rasta don't work for no C.I.A. Rat race Rat race Rat race Rat race I'm saying When you think it's 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 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 Oh, it's a disgrace To see the human race In a rat race Rat race I'm saying When you think it's 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 Rat race Oh, it's a disgrace To see the human race In a rat race Rat race Oh, what a rat race Oh, what a rat race Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Oh, what a rat race Oh, what a rat race When the cat's away Mice will play Political violence (in the city, yeah) 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 In this here rat race, yeah Rat race I'm saying When the cat's away The mice will play Political violence in your city, yeah 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 You got to, you got to You got to, you got to You got to, you got to The proverbial Bob Marley and the Wailing Wailers Mighty dread Bob Marley and the Wailing Wailers Rasta man vibration Thank you very much and goodnight

Revelation, reveals the truth, Revelation It takes a revolution to make a solution Too much confusion, so much frustration I don't want to live in the park Can't trust no shadows after dark So my friend I wish that you could see Like a bird in the tree, the prisoners must be free Never make a politician grant you a favour They will always want to control you forever So if a fire make it burn And if a blood make it run Rasta there up on top, can't you see So you can't predict the flop We got lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire Lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire Kill, cramp and paralyse all weak at conception Wipe them out of creation Let l'es is l'es in l'es is black In l'es is red in l'es is dread Let rightousness cover the earth Like the water cover the sea Lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire Lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire

Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another inferior Is finally and permanently Discredited and abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war That until there no longer first class and second class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all Without regard to race Dis a war That until that day, dream of lasting peace, world citizenship Rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained Now everywhere is war War And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola In Mozambique, South Africa Sub-human bondage have been toppled, utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war War in the east War in the west War up north War down south War, war Rumours of war And until that day the African continent will not know peace We Africans will fight, we find it necessary And we know we shall win, as we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah Good over evil Good over evil, yeah Good over evil Good over evil, yeah

Listen my brother and understand Don't play like a donkey if you're really a man You don't fool a soul when you wear sharp studs Your mouth is dirty and you cuss a bad word Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans this is the time Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Mother been weeping We were no more strangers (yes I pray) We were more than friends (battles came down) Yet the battles were splintered all over the place Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans this is the time Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Always come up and always rude Smashing things and breaking rules Man what do you think you are A little beast for sure Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans this is the time Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Can't a woman's tender care (return you now) Change from all the child she beared We were no more strangers (yes I pray) We were more than friends (battles came down) Yet the battles were splintered all over the place Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans this is the time Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans this is the time Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind Hooligans, hooligans make up your mind

Until the philosophy which hold one race superior And another inferior Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned Everywhere is war Me say war That until there are no longer First-class and second-class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes Me say war That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all Without regard to race Dis a war That until that day The dreams of lasting peace World citizenship And the rule of international morality Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued But never attained Well, everywhere is war War And until the ignoble and unhappy regime That hold our brothers in Angola In Mozambique South Africa Sub-human bondage Have been toppled Utterly destroyed Well, everywhere is war Me say war War in the east War in the west War up north War down south War, war Rumors of war And until that day The African continent Will not know peace We Africans will fight, we find it necessary And we know we shall win As we are confident In the victory Of good over evil Good over evil, yeah Good over evil, evil Good over war Until bigotry and prejudice malicious Inhuman sub interests have been replaced by understanding And tolerance and goodwill yeah War Until all Africans stand and speak as free beings Equally in the eyes of the Almight War Everywhere is war