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Bob Marley — Rat Race
Album: Rastaman Vibration
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Released: 1976
Length: 2:45
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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
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I'm 20 years old. First duty station is in California. Aloysius Barkley is my new best friend. From the Island. Small man. Gigantic warm smile. Thick warm accent. Does not partake of the ganj. Turned me on to some tasty sounds though. 1975.
Posted 1 year ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

Low tolerance for ongoing reggae, but we don't hear this one too often...so it's not bad.




I was thinking the opposite:  reasonable tolerance for reggae, but this one's sort of pushing the limits.  

"Hey, Siri:  Write me a reggae song"
Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
 CHuLoYo wrote:

LOL!!! 😂 

 
Remembered LOL
Posted 8 years ago by CHuLoYo    [ Reply ]
 schayler wrote:
Bill, will you PLEASE play this on Tuesday morning as Americans engage in the voting process? :)

 
LOL!!! 😂 
Posted 8 years ago by CHuLoYo    [ Reply ]
Bill, will you PLEASE play this on Tuesday morning as Americans engage in the voting process? :)
Posted 12 years ago by schayler    [ Reply ]
Low tolerance for ongoing reggae, but we don't hear this one too often...so it's not bad.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Make sure you go see the new 'Marley' film.... great picture of a complex man, certainly no saint (eleven children by seven different women) but a great human.
Posted 12 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
Even if you win the rat race... you're still a rat.
Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]

Bob Marley by rising70
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Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
As a Marley Fan , i love this! It reminds me of summer, sun and good times! The rastaman vibration is not always like that!
By the way, a perfekt song!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Roger and Bob, boy how they seemed to talk the same language....
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
Respectfully, shut up, Bobby boy.
Mmmmmmmmmmmute.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 christofish wrote:
If I die without ever hearing another bob marley song, I'll be a happy corpse.
 
Be quick about it when this one is over.

Posted 14 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Zweiblumen wrote:
I shall be the Light to your Dark.
 
Wow.  A more egotistical and false statement can seldomn be read.  Messiah-complex much?
Posted 14 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
 godspeed wrote:
never has there been, nor shall there ever be another artist quite like bob~
 
For that I give thanks to the noodley appendage of the FSM . . .

Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 christofish wrote:
If I die without ever hearing another bob marley song, I'll be a happy corpse.
 
Suicide is your only option, enjoy the blackness....

Posted 15 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
If I die without ever hearing another bob marley song, I'll be a happy corpse.
Posted 15 years ago by christofish    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
This song goes nowhere, slowly.
 
{#Lol}

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
never has there been, nor shall there ever be another artist quite like bob~
Posted 15 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
How slow relaxing should be-with a strong beat. 9

Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
How not to approach life.

 Zweiblumen wrote:
I shall be the Light to your Dark. Marley = auto-1
 


Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
-mute-.
Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
This song goes nowhere, slowly.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
parrothead wrote:
Smoking large quantities of good pot in news print caused the toe cancer!
Really?
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
djayt wrote:
Marley= automatic 9, minimum. Especially in the winter. Especially several years saving from another trip to the islands.
I shall be the Light to your Dark. Marley = auto-1
Posted 16 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
all is irie, bob...ain't no sunshine when you're gone...rock on!!!
Posted 16 years ago by tea-head    [ Reply ]
Bob no dead. Bob Jah! BTW - If you get a chance, visit his mausoleum in Nine Mile. Way cool. Just make sure the hustlers "watch" your car, not "wash" your car. It'll cost you $100J otherwise.
Posted 16 years ago by snitramc    [ Reply ]
A masterclass!
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Nothing less than the highscore for Bob! Giving me the right feeling for the Biergarten this evening after having left the office.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Perfect Monday song.
Posted 17 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
Marley= automatic 9, minimum. Especially in the winter. Especially several years saving from another trip to the islands.
Posted 17 years ago by djayt    [ Reply ]
Rasta dont work for no, C.I.A
Posted 17 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
billy, thought i'd heard em all till you dropped this one the other day...feelin' irie! 'we lift our heads and give jah thanks n praises' nesta robert marley RIP
Posted 18 years ago by godspeed    [ Reply ]
Ahh, how refreshing... This was my first Marley album...had to buy the CD...Rat Race wills stick in your head all day, just like Crazy Baldhead, one among the other great songs on the album
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
Pot, meet kettle.
Not in the slightest. While he trolls like a pro, he almost never attacks anyone on a personal level. Huge difference, unless your so irrationally tied into your tunes that you're hurt and offended when somebody bashes your favorite music.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Favourite line: "In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty."
Indeed.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
This comment is comedy gold.
Pot, meet kettle.
Posted 18 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
locutusofborg wrote:
if u can't deal with the marley your simply, tone, rythem,and musically incompitent. here's a tip smoke a j grab some food and invite some freinds over while marley is on, you might just have a good time.
This comment is comedy gold.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
thank goodness Monday is almost over... *phew*
Posted 18 years ago by lkbooth71    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
Wonder why he died of toe cancer Lyrics like that... Conspiricy?
Smoking large quantities of good pot in news print caused the toe cancer!
Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
coding_to_music wrote:
Wonder why he died of toe cancer Lyrics like that... Conspiricy?
This song was written by Rita Marley. Favourite line: "In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty."
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Wonder why he died of toe cancer Lyrics like that... Conspiricy?
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
locutusofborg wrote:
if u can't deal with the marley your simply, tone, rythem,and musically incompitent. here's a tip smoke a j grab some food and invite some freinds over while marley is on, you might just have a good time.
Surely this is irony?
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
oldslabsides wrote:
reggae sucks :P
Light up a spleef and lighten up man.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
reggae sucks :P
Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
Love it; one of the rats caught in the maze.
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
one of my all-time favorite Marley tunes. love the version on Babylon By Bus too.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
lbrc wrote:
if you hate this, here's a hint. you never were right!
I can't believe that I'm totally with lbrc on this one.
Posted 21 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by hcg11: There's nothing better than Bob Marley during the middle of the day...
Personally, I was thinking there's nothing better than the Mute button in the middle of a Bob Marley song. ;) I guess one of the great things about RP is that if one hears a song they don't like, they are sure to hear something they do like in a few minutes.
Posted 21 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
originally posted by lbrc: a "cool" anything must enjoy reggae or ya just aint cool, coolbean
if hating this is wrong, then i don't wanna be right.
Posted 21 years ago by Blackjack    [ Reply ]
Rasta don\'t work for no CIA In the abundance of water the fool is thirsty Yes, Bob
Posted 21 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by CoolbeaN: I HATE regea. Especially bob marley.
You've made that quite clear on several Marley and reggae song comment pages. You really should learn to spell the word however. It's R-E-G-G-A-E. :)
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
I HATE regea. Especially bob marley.
Posted 22 years ago by CoolbeaN    [ Reply ]