Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
In his book, The Words and Music of Bob Marley, David Moskowitz explains that the song is about Marley’s falling out with his manager, Don Taylor who had been skimming money off of Marley’s concert earnings. In the fallout, Taylor also threatened to ruin Marley’s image. “Bad Card” is a defiant song...
[Verse 1]
You a-go tired fe see me face
Can't get me out of the race
Oh, man, you said I'm in your place
And then you draw bad card
A-make you draw bad card
And then you draw bad card
Propaganda spreading over my name
Say you want to bring another life to shame
Oh, man, you just a-playing a game
And then you draw bad card (draw bad card)
A-make you draw bad card (draw bad card)
A-make you draw bad card
[Chorus]
I want to disturb my neighbor
Because I'm feeling so right!
I want to turn up my disco
Blow them to full watts tonight, eh!
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style
[Bridge]
Because we guarding the palace so majestic
Guarding the palace so realistic!
[Verse 2]
Them a-go tired to see we face (oh yeah!)
Me say them can't get we out of the race
Oh, man, it's just a big disgrace
The way you draw bad card (draw bad card)
The way you make wrong moves (make wrong moves)
The way you draw bad card (draw bad card)
A-make you draw bad card (draw bad card)
A-make you draw bad card
In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style
In a rub-a-dub style
Bad Card was written by Bob Marley.
Bad Card was produced by Chris Blackwell & Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Bob Marley & The Wailers released Bad Card on Tue Jun 10 1980.