The Rebel

Mighty Sparrow

[Verse 1]
They treat me like a savage
On me they took advantage
When I was young and growing up in town
All o' them badjohns used to slap me down
Kicked me and all them stuff
Give me some big, big cuff
I really grew up rough and tough

[Chorus]
Now I'm a rebel
I seeking meh revenge in any kind o' way
I'm a devil
I don't laugh, I don't smile, I don't play
Anytime we meet, man-to-man
It's blood and sand!

[Verse 2]
They really think I forget
How I get so much clouted
They used to bluff me when I leaving school
Take off meh cap and tap me like a fool
While they were in their glee
I was in misery
Like any Good Friday bobolee

[Chorus]
Now I'm a rebel
I seeking meh revenge in any kind o' way
I'm a devil
I don't laugh, I don't smile, I don't play
Anytime we meet, man-to-man
It's blood and sand!

[Verse 3]
All I could do was cry, cry
And go home with a black eye
When I was twelve I was a laughing stock
Known as a pappy-show from block to block
Always, always in a fix
Whenever they do their tricks
I'm always getting innocent licks

[Chorus]
Now I'm a rebel
I seeking my revenge in any kind o' way
I'm a devil
I don't laugh, I don't smile, I don't play
Anytime we meet, man-to-man
It's blood and sand!

[Verse 4]
Once my schoolmaster told me
He wish police could hold me
When I was expelled I was left to roam
Put out from school, also put out from home
That's why I want to meet
Them badjohns on the street
To show them how revenge is sweet

[Chorus]
I am a rebel
I seeking my revenge in any kind o' way
I'm a devil
I don't laugh, I don't smile, I don't play
Anytime we meet, man-to-man
It's blood and sand!

Trivia about the song The Rebel by Mighty Sparrow

When was the song “The Rebel” released by Mighty Sparrow?
The song The Rebel was released in 1966, on the album “The Calypso Genius”.

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