Them crazy, them crazy
We gonna chase those crazy
Out of town
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of our town
Ah I and I build the cabin
Ah I and I plant the corn
Didn’t my people before me
Slave for this country
Now you look me with this scorn
Then you eat up all my corn
We gonna chase those crazy
Chase them crazy
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of town
Sta-diddly doo dit stip stop steal dil ya do stop steal ya diddily dil ya di day
Sta diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly do da dit sta ba do stop stilly di dread
Build your penitentiary, we build your schools
Brainwash education to make us the fools
Hate is your reward for our love
Telling us of your God above
We gonna chase those crazy
Chase those crazy bumpheads
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of the yown
(Chase those crazy baldheads out of town)
We gonna chase those crazy
Chase those crazy bumpheads
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of the yown
Here comes the conman
Coming with his con plan
We won’t take no bribe
We’ve got to stay alive
We gonna chase those crazy
Chase them crazy baldheads
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of the yown
Resistance and Liberation in “Crazy Baldheads”
“Crazy Baldheads” by Bob Marley is a powerful anthem of defiance and reclamation. The song’s lyrics confront the oppression faced by Marley’s community, referencing historical injustices like slavery and cultural dispossession. Marley uses the metaphor of “chasing crazy baldheads” to symbolize the collective effort to remove corrupt and exploitative forces from their community. The lines about building cabins and planting corn highlight the labor and contributions of Marley’s people, while institutions like schools and penitentiaries are depicted as tools of control. The message is clear: it’s time to reclaim dignity and autonomy from those who have profited off of their struggles.
Song Credits
- Artist: Bob Marley
- Songwriters: Bob Marley, Vincent Ford
- Release Year: 1976
- Label: Island Records