Taxi Driver

Now, hear this crowd of people
I am well vexed and just have big off the chest
Because the taxi driver now have no respect
Huh, want I to catch bus (bus), hop truck (truck), and ride bike (oh, no, no)
And stand up on the road and hitchhike
But then the things can't go on
Because Natty Dread ride the storm

Taxi driver (driver)
Won't stop for me (stop for me)
Whenever I flag him down
He won't stop for me (they're not stoppin')

Oh, taxi driver (driver)
Won't stop for me (stop for me)
No care how I flag him down
He won't stop for me (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')

'Cause in the London City and in the New York
There are no-go areas after dark
Say, muggers on the streets and thief in the park
And tramps on a sidewalk, a dem a skylark

So some a-catch taxi and they reach their spots
Pretend to pay the fare and then they just run off
Some argue with the driver, say the fare ain't right
The next thing you know, they got a kitchen knife

Driver, won't stop for me (stop for me)
Whenever I flag him down
He won't stop for me (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')

Yo, taxi, yo taxi, whol'up (whol'up)

To hail a cab, you gotta be fast
You try to catch a taxi, but they just drive past
Taxi cab driver never stop for me
Got all kind of excuses up his sleeve
Some say "I'm off duty," some say "I'm not free"
The taxi cab driver never stop for me

Because of my dreadlocks looking wild
They think I'm a mugger or some bad guy
No, they never stop, they just pass me by
They treat me like a leper who was left to die (yo)

Driver (driver)
Won't stop for me (stop for me)
No care how I flag him down
He won't stop for me (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')

(Excuse me, mate, can you get me a taxi?)
(Eh, is that the driver? Boy, jungle)

You think that bad?
Well, how 'bout this?
Me and taxi driver have to lift fists
Mek I tell you what the brute did to me yute (why, though?)
Huh, listen

Well, I was walking with my son who was just a child
Still, the taxi driver wouldn't give me a ride
He was caught by the traffic lights and had to slow down
So, I opened the back door and set my son down
He tried his best to stop me from coming in
I said, "Move yourself, man, and start your driving"
He was very angry, but he asked "Where to?"
I said, "Take me to the station, my train leaving soon"

So, guess what he did to me just for spite (what?)
He stopped at every single traffic light (why?)
And took the wrong turn and the long way too (we-)
He stopped at the bar just to use the loo
When I got to the station, it was all in vain
Good golly, good gosh, I said, "I missed my train" (Lord)

Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi driver
Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi driver (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')
Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi driver (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')
Me kick up the taxi, me kick up the taxi driver (not stoppin', they're just not stoppin')

(Not stoppin', they're just not stoppin') driver
(Not stoppin', they're just not stoppin') driver
(Not stoppin', they're just not stoppin') driver
(Not stoppin', they're just not stoppin') driver
(Not stoppin', they're just not stoppin') driver
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