96° in the Shade - Third World
[Chorus] (x2) C G Am Am [Break] X X
96 degrees - In the shade
Real hot - In the shade [Verse]
Am Am G G
Said it was 96 degrees - In the shade
Ten thousand soldiers - On parade
Taking I and I - To meet a big fat boy
Sent from overseas - The queen employ
Excellency, before you I come
With my representation
You know where I'm coming from - …
You caught me on the loose,
fighting to be free
Now you show me a noose
on the cotton tree [Chorus] (x2)
Entertainment for you [Solo - Verse]
Martyrdom for me (x4)
Some may suffer - And some may burn
But I know that one day
My people will learn
As sure as the sun shines
Way up in the sky
Today I stand here a victim [Chorus]
The truth is I'll never die (x4)