Lyrics to
Punky Reggae Party

This version of Punky Reggae Party was released by Bob Marley in 1978.

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New wave
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
Let me tell you
We’re going to the party
And I hope you are hardy
So please don’t be naughty
For it’s a punky reggae party
New wave
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze!

Tell you what!

It Take a joyful sound
To make a world go ’round
Come with your heart and soul
Come ‘a come and rock your boat
Cause it’s a punky reggae party
And it’s tonight
it’s a punky reggae party
And it’s alright

Oh no

Rejected by society
(do re mi fa)
Treated with impugnity
(so la te do)
Protected by their dignity
(do re mi fa)
I face reality
(So La te Do)

New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze

Wailers still be there
The Jam, The Dammed, The Clash
Wailers still be there
Dr. Feelgood too, ooh
No boring all farts No boring all farts No boring all farts will be there
No boring all farts No boring all farts No boring all farts will be there

Yeah, it’s the punky reggae party
And it’s tonight
Punky reggae party
And it’s alright

Oh ah!

A tip from a gypsy
(Do re mi fa)
She said man you got a tipsy
(So la te Do)
Hidin’ from reality
(Do re mi fa)
In your world of Hipocrisy
(So la te Do)

In your world of Hipocrisy

In your world of Hipocrisy

In your world of Hipocrisy

In your world of Hipocrisy

Oh let me tell you

I’m poppin, I’m poppin, I’m poppin, I’m poppin, I’m poppin with your bubble
We ain’t lookin’ for no trouble
So if you trouble trouble
We give it to you double

New wave
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze

Everybody!

Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Oh ah-ah-ah!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
bounce!

Hey!

It take a joyful sound
And make the world, make the world go ’round!
It take a joyful sound
Come ‘a Come to rock your boat
It’s a punky reggae party
And it’s tonight
Punky reggae party
And it’s alright

Groove, groove, groove!

(Do re mi fa)
(so la te do)
(Do re mi fa)
(so la te do)

New wave
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze
New wave, new craze

Everybody!

Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Bounce! Bounce!
Oh ah ah ah!

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You can understand the lyrics to Punky Reggae Party if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Punky Reggae Party" means the words set to the music of Punky Reggae Party, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Marley. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Punky Reggae Party and the lyrics to Punky Reggae Party are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Marley who came here looking just for the lyrics to Punky Reggae Party, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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