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version of the 1973 HEPTONES classic, first on the Harry J label and then the 1980 Rockers soundtrack. The Heptones were Barry Llewellyn, Derrick Morgan and Leroy Sibbles. The song is essentially a hymn set to the poem "Bag of Tools" written by Robert Lee Sharp.

lyrics

BOOK OF RULES Heptones

1
Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
in clown-ragged capers in sawdust rings

just like common people like you and me
will be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
shapeless mass
and a book of rules

2
Each must make his life flow with ease
tumbling black corners stepped in stone

just like common people like you and me
will be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
shapeless mass
and a book of rules

pow wa pa pow pow pow
wa pa pow pow pow
wa pow pa pow pow

just like common people like you and me
will be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
shapeless mass
and a book of rules

3
Look when the rain is falling from the sky
I know the sun will be only missing for a while

just like common people like you and me
will be builders for eternity
each is given a bag of tools
shapeless mass
and a book of rules

pow wa pa pow pow pow
wa pa pow pow pow
wa pow pa pow pow

pow wa pa pow pow pow
wa pa pow pow pow
wa pow pa pow pow

credits

from HiBiSCUS sweet soul reggae, released February 6, 2017
"DADDY" MARC ALBANESE vocals, guitars, bass, drums, recording, mix

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"Book Of Rules" Heptones
Composer: Harry Zephaniah Johnson PRS 59928722 / Barrington Selvin Llewellyn PRS 46850470 / Derrick Seymour Morgan PRS 56295952 / Leroy Sibbles SOCAN 44373686
Publisher: IRISH TOWN SONGS ASCAP 571344554 C/O UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION /
ASCAP Work ID 320259314
ISWC T-071.517.559-9

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