96 degrees in the shade Real hot, in the shade 96 degrees in the shade Real hot (oh yes) in the shade
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 Entertainment for you Martyrdom for me
96 degrees in the shade Real hot (ooh yes) in the shade 96 degrees in the shade Real hot (oh yes) in the shade
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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 The truth is I'll never die
96 degrees in the shade Real hot, in the shade 96 degrees in the shade Real hot (oh yes) in the shade
96 degrees in the shade Real hot, in the shade 96 degrees in the shade Real hot in the shade Watching the shade now
96 degrees in the shade Real hot (oh yes) in the shade 96 degrees in the shade..
Note: 1865, the title of the song, was the year that Baptist deacon and preacher Paul Bogle was hanged by British authorities. Paule Bogle led the 1865 Morant Bay Protesters, who agitated for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica.