Survival - Prince Far I

Survival is the game down in Jamaica especially when you live in a ghetto

Sufferation, see?

Tribulate them

You know a rude boy

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he turn his cap

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he even walk

Mi say, you know di rude boy by di way he even talk (Flash it!)

'Cause, a when him go a dance, him no drink Schweppes

Him a drink Heineken

A murderer (Flash it!)

They said him trouble with a big gun pon him hand

Sometime them stiff an' them said him dead

Him go for enjoyment with him gun

Him go for a gunning spree

Him a murderer (Him a murderer)

Mi said, down in Jamaica when you read di Gleaner an' di Star

Mi said, di bad boy shot dead an' di rude gang at war (Fever)

Is a gun fever (Di gun fever)

Unwanted young man give up

Give up your crime an' robbery

Give up your crime an' robbery

Come in, come in to my

Seven spider think can fly

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he walk

You know di rude boy by di way he talk

You know di rude boy by di way he laugh

Him a murderer (Murderer)

Him a murderer

So, when you see him car light shine a night

Boy, you don’t know if a police or

Say, dem jump over di fence an' tear him leg

Dem tear him

Him said, him tear him

Cah, when him see car light him no know if a police or soldier man

Some time a

Him a murderer (Pow-pow-pow)

Him a murderer (Murderer)

Engineer, engineer, no bother have no fare

Stop being like a young

Mi say, mi drive mi car an' mi have fi push in a gear

Mi a go leave it there

A boy, mi a go leave it there (Maggie)

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he turn his cap

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he walk

You know a rude boy by di way he talk

You know a rude boy when him go in a dance

Him a drink Heineken

A boy say him don’t drink Schweppes

Mi said, a every time mi read di Gleaner an' di Star

Bad boy shot dead an' di rude boy a war

Him a murderer

Him a murderer

Unwanted young man becomes haunted

No justice on the street for you

No justice on the street for you, rude boy

Shot an' dead, you’ll found yourself in hell

You gonna ruff it an' tuff it down there

You gonna ruff it an' tuff it down-

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he turn his cap

I say, you know a rude boy by di way he even walk

Say, you know a rude boy by di way he even talk

Him a murderer

Down in Jamaica when you read di Gleaner an' di Star

Bad boy shot dead an' di rude gang at war

Him a murderer

Him a murderer

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he turn his cap

Mi say, you know a rude boy by di way he even walk

Say, you know a rude boy when him go in a dance

Him no drink Schweppes;

Him a drink Heineken

Him a murderer

Him a murderer (Bee-bow!)

Say, you know a rude boy by di way he even walk

You know a rude boy by di way he even talk

Say, you know a bad boy by di way he walk

You know a rude boy by di way he talk

Every time you read di Gleaner an' di Star

Bad boy shot dead an' rude gang at war

Him a murderer (Di gun fever)

Down in Jamaica ghetto living is rough, survival is the game

Survival is the game, survival is the game