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The Going Is Rough
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Cutty Ranks
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Cocoa Tea
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Now the race is not for the swift
Only who can endure it
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive
And when you start to survive
Just keep on keepin' yourself alive
Selassie I know
Sometimes the road gets too rough
And you can't stand the pace
Can't keep up with the leaders
So get out of the race
Though you try and try so hard
Failure is your just reward
There is a lesson you must learn
Play with fire you must get burned
The going is rough
It's gonna get rougher
The going is tough
It's gonna get tougher
So if you are in doubt
It's time to get out
And stop running your mouth
Hey
Mi say donkey no business inna champion race
Three the yard way come fi mash up the place
When we set it nuff bwoy cyaan take it
Say who cyaan take it better gwarn and lef' it
Tell the whole of dem say we control dem picket
Tell the rest of dem gwan go empty the bucket
Wah bent up your face, no bother try chuck it
If you try chuck it you must kick the bucket
Everyday another imposter waan come take away we place
And everywhere we go there's another one waan come point inna we face
Though they try to get us out
We've got no fear and we've got no doubt
We've got the talent and we've got the skill
We know the way and we've got the will
The going is rough
It's gonna get rougher
The going is tough
It's gonna get tougher
And if a bwoy try a thing him melt like butter
No judge we by mi looks and no judge we by mi color
There's Cutty Rank pon the microphone center
Come a dancehall a just roots and culture
Tibby dibby deejay gwan get turn over
Listen Ragamuffin jam out every corner
You check say we simple, check say we simple
Cah we no stay pon corner and idle
You check say we simple, check say we simple
You waan come take away we title
The going is rough
It's gonna get rougher
The going is tough
It's gonna get tougher
So if you are in doubt
It's time to get out
And stop running your mouth
Hey
Mi say donkey no business inna champion race
Three the yard way come fi mash up the place
When we set it nuff bwoy cyaan take it
Say who cyaan take it better gwarn and lef' it
Tell the whole of dem say we control dem picket
Tell the rest of dem gwan go empty the bucket
Wah bent up your face, no bother try chuck it
If you try chuck it you must kick the bucket
Sometimes the road gets too rough
And you can't stand the pace
Can't keep up with the leaders
So get out of the race
Though you try and try so hard
Failure is your just reward
There is a lesson you must learn
Play with fire you will get burned
If a bwoy waan take it him haffi come harder
Own Te Cutty, Cut Cutty run the border
You declare war but we nah take no prisoner
You start the fight so we gwan carry further
You too bright and you too out of order
If you want talk so we must turn you over
Listen Cutty Rank pon the microphone center
When me come a dance I come fi dance it inna culture
Go down pon mi knee and me start pray to Jah Jah
Jah Jah give me strength and make me live longer
And the weak heart dem go down and shiver
Listen Cutty Rank pon the microphone center
Go catch two crayfish down at the river
Put on mi pot, it full of hot water
Fling in some yam and some Irish potato
Some carrot, turnip, and even guava
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