Bad Card

Original Song: “Bad Card”

Album: Uprising

Label: Tuff Gong/Island

Year: 1980

Notes:

As I mentioned earlier, the “journalists” were persistent in asking Bob some very superficial questions, which at times must have been a heavy weight to carry. Critics had much to say about the Kaya album and he answered them before they could open their mouth. Allow me to qualify this song as straight Hiphop; whatever they do does not concern us. Here is what WE do.

You a-go tired fe see me face;
Can’t get me out of the race.
Oh, man, you said I’m in your place
And then you draw bad card -
A-make you draw bad card,
And then you draw bad card.

Propaganda spreading over my name;
Say you wanna bring another life to shame.
Oh, man, you just a-playing a game
And then you draw bad card;
A-make you draw bad card;
A-make you draw bad card.

I want to disturb my neighbour,
‘Cause I’m feelin’ so right;
I want to turn up my disco,
Blow them to full watts tonight, eh! -
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style.

‘Cause we guarding the palace so majestic;
Guarding the palace so realistic!

Them a-go tired to see we face (oh yeah!),
Me say them can’t get we out of the race;
Oh, man, it’s just a big disgrace.
The way you draw bad card;
The way you make wrong moves;
The way you draw bad card;
A-make you draw bad card;
A-make you draw bad card -
In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub style