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 goes to Piccadilly Circus and sees his friend, Marcus, with a loose girl.
“Candy Tar” could be a metaphor for a woman’s “downstairs” as it feels like tar, but is sweet like candy.
Bob considers joining in and having relations with this woman but decides to “ride on” instead.
Hit and run possi...
[Verse 1]
Uh, ah-oh-oh! I went downtown, (I went downtown)
I saw Miss Brown; (Said, I saw Miss Brown)
She had brown sugar (Had brown sugar)
All over her booga-wooga (Over her booga-wooga)
I think I might join the fun, (I might join the fun)
But I had to hit and run (Had to hit and run)
See I just can't settle down (Just can't settle down)
In a kinky part of town
Ride on
Don't you know I've got to (Ride on), oh baby
Ride on; see I just can't settle down (Ride on)
Oh, I'm a leaving town (Kinky reggae)
[Chorus 1]
Kinky reggae, take me away! (Kinky reggae, now) Kinky reggae, now!
Oh, kinky reggae; all I've got to say, kinky reggae, now!
Kinky reggae, oh baby! Kinky reggae, now!
It's got to be kinky reggae (Keep it up) Kinky reggae, now!
An' I would say: ride on, ride on, ride on (Ride on)!
Oh, ride on, baby!
Ride on, come on, woo-o-o! (Ride on) Wo-now! Eh!
[Verse 2]
I went down to Piccadilly Circus; (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Down there I saw Marcus: (Oo-oo-oo-ooh)
He had a candy tar (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
All over his chocolate bar (Oo-oo-oo-ooh)
I think I might join the fun, (I might join the fun)
But I had to hit and run (Had to hit and run)
See I just can't settle down (Just can't settle down)
In a kinky, kinky part of town
Nice one; that's what they say, (Nice one)
But I'm leaving you today (Nice one)
Oh, darling, please don't pay: (Nice one)
Mama say - mama say
[Chorus 2]
Kinky reggae - kinky reggae, uh! Kinky reggae, now!
Take it or leave it!
Kinky reggae, believe it! Kinky reggae, now!
Kinky reggae - it's got to be: kinky reggae!
Kinky reggae, now! Cuka-yeah, now!
Kinky reggae - sca-ba-dool-ya-bung, baby!
Kinky reggae, now, oh-oh-ooh!
(Ride on!) Ride on! Come on, yeah! (Ride on)
Riding on - riding on!
Ride on, kinky reggae, come on, ride on! Eh! Eh!
Kinky, kinky, kinky as kinky (Kinky reggae) can be ! Reggae! Eh!
Kinky reggae! Let me hear you say, now: kinky reggae, now, oh!
Kinky reggae! Kinky reggae, now! Kick it away!
Kinky reggae - kick it away, now! Kinky reggae, now, oh!
Ride on! [fadeout]
Kinky Reggae was written by Bob Marley.
Kinky Reggae was produced by Jack Nuber & Chris Blackwell & Bob Marley.
Bob Marley & The Wailers released Kinky Reggae on Fri Apr 13 1973.