Ah! Ya too rude!
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 Oh, what a rat race, oh, what a rat race!
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Oh, what a rat race; this is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!)

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Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket
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Oh, what a rat race, yeah, rat race!
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Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a
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In this 'ere rat race, rat race! I'm singin' that

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 When the cat's away; the mice will play
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 Political voilence, fill ya city, ye-ah!
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 Don't involve Rasta in your say say
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 Rasta don't work for no, C.I.A

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

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 When you think, is peace and safety; a sudden destruction
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 Collective security, for surety, ye-ah!
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 Don't forget your history, know your destiny
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In the a-bundance of water, the fool is thirsty

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Rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race
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Oh, it's a dis-grace to see the human-race, in a rat race, rat race!

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