Lee "Scratch" Perry - City Too Hot

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Intro
Why, why, why, why
Why, why, why

Chorus
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
The city red hot
Too much things a gwan
The city red hot
Too much teeth a clap
The city too hot
Too much things a gwan

Verse 1
I'm heading for the hills
I'm heading for the hills
I'm heading for the hills
Where the air is fresh and clean, fresh and clean

Chorus
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top

Verse 2
Cah the war in town
Think they're fighting for boss
Cah the war in town
Think they're fighting for boss

Chorus
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
I'm heading for the hills
I are go cool out upon the hill top
I'm heading for the hills
I are go cool out upon the hill top
The city too hot
I and I shall cool out, I are go cool out
The city too hot
I-ya man yah cool out, I are go cool out

Instrumental Break

Verse 3
Too much teeth a clap
Too much teeth a clap
Too much teeth a clap
It's like a roasted crab

Chorus
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top (And)
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top (Oh)
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the mountain top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top

Verse 4
Too much teeth a clap
Too much teeth a clap
Too much teeth a clap
Too much things a gwan

Chorus
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the mountain top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the hill top
The city too hot
I man are go cool out upon the mountain top

Post-Chorus
The city too hot
The city too hot
The city too hot
The city too hot
Dread, dread, yeah

Verse 5
Daughter and mother come to town
Daughter and mother come to town
Daughter and mother come to town (Yeah)

Outro
The city too hot
I are gonna cool out, I gonna cool out
The city too hot
I are gonna cool out, I gonna cool out
The city too hot
I are gonna cool out, I gonna cool out
The city too hot
I are gonna cool out, mi are go cool out
 
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Lee “Scratch” Perry OD (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica) is a Jamaican music producer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production values. Perry was one of the pioneers in the development of dub music with his early adoption of effects and remixing to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. Perry has worked with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo and many others.