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Hi there!

I'm searching for the lyrics of Jr. Reid's song "Minibus driver".

Can someone help me?

Many thanks in advance!

Francesco

Take it slowly, slow and easy
Slowly but surely

Mini bus driver, be careful how you driving with me (2x)

Say you don't working for no company
You never give no ticket to me
For collective security

Driver, be careful how you driving with me
Mini bus driver, be careful how you driving with me

Say even when you're running that (pedal??) my blood run cold
And your conductor can't pay for my structure, oh no
I don't want to lay down on no stretcher looking up on no doctor, oh no

Mini bus driver, be careful how you driving with me (2x)

You conductor you a gwan like you a fool
Like you no want take (the??) children to school
The youths of today, it's the man and woman of tomorrow

Driver, be careful how you driving with me
Mini bus driver, be careful how you driving with me

Say once a man twice a child
All what you doing is for a while
Driver mek the children smile
Don't mek them education spoil

Driver, I want you to be clever
Help out your brother and your sister
Take the children to school
Don't you be no fool

Tell me why you don't want carry the children
Talking about you naw take no ten cent
All you want is pay 50 cent
That's why you fight against the children

Driver, Jah will make you lick and turn over
Mini bus driver, next thing you talk 'bout a obeah
Mini bus driver, be careful how you driving with me

Nice. Pedal sounds good to me. I thought it was plateau, but that made no sense to me. Also, I agree that it's structure, but what does that mean? Is that like an insurance settlement, or is it because Jr. will be out of work and won't be able to make rent?
Junior Reid sings in key only about half the time(because of the flat spots, he's one of the few voices my girl can identify), but he, especially with Voice of Progress, is still one of my all time favorites.

Structure refers to his body. As far as I can tell from years of reggae listening and hearing Jamaican friends talk, this is a common way to refer to one's physical self.

Thanks for the knowledge, T.E.