If you don't see me smiling,
It got nothing to do with you.
My papa been on the rock so long,
Inherited a permanent screw.
Inherited a permanent screw.
Inherited a permanent screw.

If you don't see me smiling,
It ain't no concern of you.
My mama been on the rock for so long,
Inherited a permanent screw.
Inherited a permanent screw.
Inherited a permanent screw.

So you won't even know me,
'Cause you can't look me in the eye.
Well only then, my friend, you would see,
That I am a rebel in disguise.
Said I am a rebel in disguise.
And I am a rebel in disguise.
We are rebels in disguise!
Oh we are rebels in disguise!

If you don't catch me smiling,
Said I have got serious on my mind.
Want to tell you a little story,
We are living in a serious time.
We are living in a serious time.

Said a fire deh, said a fire deh.
Fire deh a mus mus tall,
You think a cool breeze, life is real hard,
But you think it gonna ease,
By letting the pressure pile up on me,
The baby crying.

You come and ask us for a dollar bill,
And we give you ten.
Simply mean you should not be coming back again.
Simply mean you go home and learn to help yourself!

You are putting, you are putting on the pressure,
Making it, making it much harder.

If you don't see me smiling,
It ain't got nothing to do with you.
It ain't got nothing to do with you.
It ain't got nothing to do.

Then again you might have done something wrong,
And you don't know where you belong.
You don't know where you belong.
You don't know where you belong.
You don't know where you belong.

So you won't really know us.
We are rebels in disgusie.
Said I am a rebel in disguise.
Said I am a rebel in disguise.
And we are rebels in disguise.
And we are rebels in disguise.

Fire de a mus mus tail,
And you think a cool breeze,
Your life is real hard, but you think it's gonna ease,
By letting the pressure pile up on me..