Peter Tosh: Downpresser Man

[H2O Man]

Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
All along that day.
(CHORUS)

You gonna run to the sea
But the sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea
The sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea
That sea will be boiling
All along that day.

When you run to the rocks
The rocks will be melting
When you run to the rocks
Them rocks will be melting
All that day.

So I said
(CHORUS)

You drink your big champagne and laugh
ho-ho-ho-ho-ho
You drink your big champagne and laugh
a-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
You drink your big champagne and laugh
All along that day

I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your collar man
I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your collar, man
I wouldn't like to be a flea
Under your collar
All along that day

You can run but you can't hide
You can run but you can't hide
You can run but you can't hide
Telling you all along that day

You gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' to hide you
You gonna run to the Lord
Beggin' to hide you
You gonna run to Jah
Beggin' to hide you
All, all along that day.

And I said Downpresser Man
Where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to? Downpresser Man
Where you gonna run to?
All along that day

Wait, Downpresser Man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser Man
I don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day

Downpresser man
You can't run, you can't bribe Jah-Jah
You can't call him in a bar
Can drink some devil soup
Can't bribe him to run a car
Can't test him faith
Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?

Downpresser man
Where you gonna run to?
Downpresser man
You can't bribe no one
Them no want no money
Them run'f money
'Cause money get funny

Downpresser man ...
It's here ....

[H2O Man]

1. Darned good song ......

Can't get it out of my head tonight ......

[G_j]

2. yes it is

and as tonight I've been focused on reading more about Global Warming, it seems kind of prophetic.

[H2O Man]

3. My younger son

collects Peter Tosh CDs. So I have been listening to a good bit of Tosh today. And I would think that, especially in terms of global warming, that song does seem appropriate. Peter Tosh was a serious man.

[G_j]

4. your son has good taste

I really love Bunny Wailer also (and of course Bob Marley!)

[H2O Man]

5. He has an acoustic

version of Tosh, alone, doing "Get Up, Stand Up" .... It's one of my favorites.