★ 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
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Duck {Intro} Mmm..., hungry now! {Hook} She say she want roast duck (me want roast duck) She say she want roast duck (me want roast duck) She say she
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Underground Root {Chorus} Underground roots are cali roots Underground roots are cali roots {Instrumental Break} {Chorus} Underground roots are cali
Lee "Scratch" Perry - City Too Hot {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
Lee "Scratch" Perry
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.