Smile Out A Style - Max Romeo, The Upsetters

Don’t blame the children

Blame the teachers — they taught the children

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town (??)

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Everyone’s face you look on

Wears a frown

And the feeling you get

Puts you down

Cost of living is rising high while

Poverty flowing

The rain is falling

But no seeds are growing

So, smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Wanti wanti

Can’t get it

Getti getti

Dem no want it

Havi havi no want it while

Wanti wanti can’t get it, so…

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars, laugh on the wars

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars, laugh on the wars.

Yeah

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars you face back in town… (repeated)

Don’t blame the children

Blame the teachers, for they teach the children

Everyone’s face you look on

Wears a frown

And the feeling they give you

Just puts you down

Cost of living is rising high while

Poverty flowing

The rain is falling

But no seeds are growing

So, smile out of style

Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

Smile out of style

Laugh on the wars… screw face back in town again

Smile out of style… (etc)

Watch yourself, mind what you say.

Oh yeah!

Let me tell you, I wanna tell you that

Smile out of style… (etc)

Stop on the walk

Don’t blame the children;

Blame the teachers — they taught the children

Don’t blame the children;

Blame the school-teachers — they taught the children