Babylon By Bus

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
The 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! /fadeout/

I wanna love you and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for jah provide the bread.
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that i'm feelin'?
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that i'm feelin'?
I wanna know - wanna know - wanna know now!
I got to know - got to know - got to know now!

I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i - i'm willing and able,
So i throw my cards on your table!
I wanna love you - i wanna love and treat - love and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together, yeah! - with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh now! - of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! - for jah provide the bread.

Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that i'm feelin'?
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that i'm feelin'?
Wo-o-o-oah! oh yes, i know; yes, i know - yes, i know now!
Yes, i know; yes, i know - yes, i know now!

I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i - i'm willing and able,
So i throw my cards on your table!
See: i wanna love ya, i wanna love and treat ya -
Love and treat ya right.
I wanna love you every day and every night:
We'll be together, with a roof right over our heads!
We'll share the shelter of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! jah provide the bread.
We'll share the shelter of my single bed - /fadeout/

Uh, ah-oh-oh! i went downtown, (i went downtown)
I saw miss brown; (said, i saw miss brown)
She had brown sugar (had brown sugar)
All over her booga-wooga. (over her booga-wooga)

I think i might join the fun, (i might join the fun)
But i had to hit and run. (had to hit and run)
See i just can't settle down (just can't settle down)
In a kinky part of town.

Ride on;
Don't you know i've got to (ride on), oh baby,
Ride on; see i just can't settle down. (ride on)
Oh, i'm a leavin' town. (kinky reggae)

Kinky reggae, take me away! (kinky reggae, now) kinky reggae, now!
Oh, kinky reggae; all i've got to say, kinky reggae, now!
Kinky reggae, oh baby! kinky reggae, now!
It's gonna be kinky reggae (keep it up). kinky reggae, now!
An' i would say: ride on, ride on, ride on (ride on)!
Oh, ride on, baby!
Ride on, come on, woo-o-o! (ride on) wo-now! eh!

I went down to piccadilly circus; (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Down there i saw marcus: (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
He had a candy tar (ooh-ooh-ooh)
All over his chocolate bar. (oo-oo-oo-ooh)

I think i might join the fun, (i might join the fun)
But i had to hit and run. (had to hit and run)
See i just can't settle down (just can't settle down)
In a kinky, kinky part of town.

Nice one; that's what they say, (nice one)
But i'm leavin' you today. (nice one)
Oh, darlin', please don't pay: (nice one)
Mama say - mama say.

Kinky reggae - kinky reggae, uh! kinky reggae, now!
Take it or leave it!
Kinky reggae, believe it! kinky reggae, now!
Kinky reggae - it's gonna be: kinky reggae!
Kinky reggae, now! cuka-yeah, now!
Kinky reggae - sca-ba-dool-ya-bung, baby!
Kinky reggae, now, oh-oh-ooh!
(ride on!) ride on! come on, yeah! (ride on)
Riding on - riding on!
Ride on, kinky reggae. come on, ride on! eh! eh!
Kinky, kinky, kinky as kinky (kinky reggae) can be ! reggae! eh!
Kinky reggae! let me hear ya say, now: kinky reggae, now. oh!
Kinky reggae! kinky reggae, now! kick it away!
Kinky reggae - kick it away, now! kinky reggae, now, oh!
Ride on! /fadeout/

Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up. come on, baby.
Come on and stir it up: little darlin', stir it up. o-oh!

It's been a long, long time, yeah!
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
Since i got you on my mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) oh-oh!
Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), i said,
It's so clear
There's so much we could do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Just me and you.

Come on and stir it up; ..., little darlin'!
Stir it up; come on, baby!
Come on and stir it up, yeah!
Little darlin', stir it up! o-oh!

I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
Then i blaze ya fire;
Then i'll satisfy your heart's desire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Said, i stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
Every minute:
All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Is keep it in, eh!

(stir it up) oh, little darlin',
Stir it up; ..., baby!
Come on and stir it up, oh-oh-oh!
Little darlin', stir it up! wo-oh! mm, now, now.

Quench me when i'm thirsty;
Come on and cool me down, baby, when i'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your recipe is, - darlin' - is so tasty,
When you show and stir your pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

So: stir it up, oh!
Little darlin', stir it up; wo, now!
Come on and stir it up, oh-ah!
Little darlin', stir it up!
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/guitar solo/
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Oh, little darlin', stir it up. come on, babe!
Come on and stir it up, wo-o-a!
Little darlin', stir it up! stick with me, baby!
Come on, come on and stir it up, oh-oh!
Little darlin', stir it up. /fadeout/

(do do do do-do do do!
Do do do do-do do do!
I rebel music;
I rebel music.)
Why can't we roam (oh-oh-oh-oh) this open country? (open country)
Oh, why can't we be what we wanna be? (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
We want to be free. (wanna be free)

3 o'clock roadblock - curfew,
And i've got to throw away -
Yes, i've got to throw away -
A yes-a, but i've got to throw away
My little herb stalk!

I (rebel music) - yeah, i'm tellin' you! -
(i) i rebel music (rebel music). oh-ooh!

Take my soul (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And suss - and suss me out (suss me out). oh-ooh!
Check my life (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh),
If i am in doubt (i'm in doubt); i'm tellin':
3 o'clock roadblock - roadblock - roadblock,
And "hey, mr. cop! ain't got no - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
(what ya sayin' down there?) - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
Ain't got no birth certificate on me now."
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/instrumental break/
(i rebel music)
(i rebel music)
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(open country)
(oh-oh-oh)
---
(do do do!)
I (rebel music) - yeah, i'm tellin' you! -
(i) i rebel music (rebel music).

Oh-ooh! take my soul (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And suss - and suss me out (suss me out). oh-ooh!
Check my life (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh),
If i am in doubt (i'm in doubt); i'm tellin':
3 o'clock roadblock - roadblock - roadblock,
And "hey, mr. cop! ain't got no - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
(what ya sayin' down there?) - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
Ain't got no birth certificate on me now."

No sun will shine in my day today; (no sun will shine)
The high yellow moon won't come out to play:
(that high yellow moon won't come out to play)
I said (darkness) darkness has covered my light,
(and the stage) and the stage my day into night, yeah.
Where is the love to be found? (oo-ooh-ooh)
Won't someone tell me?
'cause my (sweet life) life must be somewhere to be found -
(must be somewhere for me)
Instead of concrete jungle (la la-la!),
Where the living is harder (la-la!).

Concrete jungle (la la-la!):
Man you got to do your (la la-la!) best. wo-ooh, yeah.
No chains around my feet,
But i'm not free, oh-ooh!
I know i am bound here in captivity;
G'yeah, now - (never, never) i've never known happiness;
(never, never) i've never known what sweet caress is -
Still, i'll be always laughing like a clown;
Won't someone help me? 'cause i (sweet life) -
I've got to pick myself from off the ground
(must be somewhere for me), he-yeah! -
In this a concrete jungle (la la-la!):
I said, what do you cry for me (la-la!) now, o-oh!
Concrete jungle (la la-la!), ah, won't you let me be (la la-la!), now.
Hey! oh, now!
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/guitar solo/
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I said that life (sweet life) - it must be somewhere to be found
(must be somewhere for me)
Oh, instead: concrete jungle (la-la!) - collusion (la-la!) -
Confusion (confusion). eh!

Concrete jungle (la-la!): baby, you've got it in.
Concrete jungle (la la-la!), now. eh!
Concrete jungle (la la-la!).

What do you stand(?) for me (la-la!), now? /fadeout/