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Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Canonical path: /jimmy-cliff/hot-shot
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Hot Shot
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Hot Shot
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Gone clear like a rocket
Still ain't gonna quit
Gone clear like a rocket
And they can't resist
It's a hot shot
Heavier than a buckshot
It's a hot shot
You'd better watch that
And all them oppressors can't stop us now
They better come around here and dig this sound
Tell all them pagans don't stay around
'Cause the day is clear and we're earth bound
No nuclear power can stop this hour
No nuclear reactor, no space contractor
Nature is forever, we're leaving never
Gone clear like a rocket
Still ain't gonna quit
Gone clear like a rocket
And they can't resist
It's a hot shot
Hotter than a buckshot
It's a hot shot
You'd better watch that
They can't stop the Sun from shining
They can't stop the rivers flowing
They can't change the natural way of things
They can't stop the wind from blowing
They can't stop the flowers growing
They can't stop the birds from having wings
We're constructive, we're not destructive
No nuclear fission can stop this mission
Nature is forever and we're leaving never
Gone clear like a rocket
Still ain't gonna quit
Gone clear like a rocket
And they can't resist
It's a hot shot
Heavier than a buckshot
A very big shot
You'd better watch that
Nuclear like a bullet
Still they can't resist
It's a hot shot
Hotter than a buckshot
It's no sop sop
Coming from a top spot
It's no pop shot
Coming from the top spot
It's a big shot
You better watch that
Nuclear like a bullet
Still they can't resist
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