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Artist: Desmond Dekker
Canonical path: /desmond-dekker/007shanty-town
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007/Shanty Town
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007/Shanty Town
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Oh oh seven
Oh oh seven
At ocean eleven
An' now rudeboys 'ave a wail
'cause them out of jail
Rudeboys cannot fail
'cause them must get bail
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
An' rudeboys out on probation ( a shanty town )
An' rudeboy bomb up de town ( a shanty town )
Oh oh seven
Oh oh seven
At ocean eleven
An' now rudeboys 'ave a wail
'cause them out of jail
Rudeboys cannot fail
'cause them must get bail
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail ( a shanty town )
An' rudeboys out on probation ( a shanty town )
An' rudeboy bomb up de town ( a shanty town )
De policeman get taller ( a shanty town )
De soldier get longer ( a shanty town )
De rudeboys a weep an' a wail ( a shanty town )
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