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Canary in a Coalmine

by Toots & The Maytals

on Reggatta Mondatta II (1998)

Late in the night I say the atmosphere is less than perfect
Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
You live your life like a canary in a coal mine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You say you want to spend the winter in Jamaica
You're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza
You live your life like a canary in a coal mine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
Canary in a coal, coal mine

Now if I tell you that you suffer from delusions
You play your game until you reach the same conclusions
You live your life like a canary in a coal mine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
In a coal mine

Late in the night I say the atmosphere is less than perfect
Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
You live your life like a canary in a coal mine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You say you want to spend the winter in Jamaica
You're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza
You live your life like a canary in a coal mine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
You're acting like a canary in a coal mine
In a coal, in a coal, coal, coal mine

You're acting like a canary in a coal mine...