1. _ Talkin' Blues
Yeah! Oh, yeah! Now! Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night) And rock was my pillow, too; (doo-oo-oo-oo-oo!) Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night) And rock was my pillow, too. Yeah! I'm saying: talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues); They say your feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo) Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): Your feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo) Yeah, I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long) I seem to wear a permanent screw; (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo) I've been down on the rock for so long, (so long) I seem to wear a permanent screw. (screw-oo-oo-oo-oo) But-a I - I'm gonna stare in the sun, Let the rays shine in my eyes. I - I'm a gonna take a just-a one step more 'Cause I feel like bombin' a church - Now - now that you know that the preacher is lyin'. So who's gonna stay at home When - when the freedom fighters are fighting? Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): They say your feet is just too big for your shoes, woe-oh-oh-oh! Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), keep on talkin' blues (talkin' blues); They say - you hear what they say - Didn't you hear? Cold ground was my bed (bed last night), Rockstone - rockstone - rockstone was my pillow; Cold ground was my bed last night (bed last night), And rock was my pillow, too. Sayin': (talkin' blues, talkin' blues): I seem to wear a permanent screw - permanent screw. Talkin' blues (talkin' blues), talkin' blues (talkin' blues): Feet is just too big for your shoes. (shoe-oo-oo-oo-oo) [fadeout] more free lyrics |
2. _ Revolution
Revelation reveals the truth - revelation. (revolution, revolution, revolution - oooo-doo-doo-doo-doo) (revolution - oooo-doo-doo-doo-doo) It takes a revolution (revolution) to make a solution; (doo-doo-doo-doo) Too much confusion (aaa-aaah), so much frustration, eh! I don't wanna live in the park (live in the park); Can't trust no shadows after dark (shadows after dark), yeah-eh! So, my friend, I wish that you could see, Like a bird in the tree, the prisoners must be free, yeah! (free) Never make a politician (aaa-aaah) grant you a favour; (doo-doo-doo-doo) They will always want (aaa-aaah) to control you forever, eh! (forever, forever) So if a fire make it burn (make it burn, make it burn) And if a blood make ya run (make ya run, run, run), Rasta de 'pon top (aaa-aaah), can't you see? (doo-doo-doo-doo) So you can't predict the flop. Eh-eh! (doo-doo-doo-doo) We got lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brimstone (brimstone) and fire - fire (fire, fire); Lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brr-brimstone (brimstone) and fire - fiyah - fire - fiyah! (fire, fire) Kill, cramp and paralyze all weak at conception; (aaa-aaah, doo-doo-doo-doo) Wipe them out of creation (creation), yeah-eah! (creation) Wa-Jah, Jah, Jah! Wa-Jah, Jah, Jah! (creation) Wa-Jah, Jah, Jah! (creation) Oh! Let i'es is i'es (i'es), in i'es is black (i'es), In i'es is red (i'es), in i'es is dread. Let righteousness cover the earth Like the water (aaa-aaah) cover the sea, yeah! Yeah! Lightning (lightning), doo-doo-doo (thunder), doo-doo-doo (brimstone), doo-doo-doo (fire, fire); A lightning (lightning), thunder (thunder), brimstone (brimstone) and fire. more free lyrics |
3. _ So Jah Seh
So Jah seh, "Not one of my seeds Shall sit in the sidewalk And beg bread." (No, they can't and you know that they won't!) So Jah seh, "Not one of my seeds Shall sit in the sidewalk And beg your bread." (No, they can't and you know that they won't!) "And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee, 'I Inite oneself and love I'manity.'" 'Cause puss and dog they get together: What's wrong with loving one another? Puss and dog they get together: What's wrong with you my brother? So Jah seh, "Ye are the sheep of my pasture; So verily, thou shall be very well." So Jah seh - yeah! - "Ye are the sheep of my pasture; So verily, thou shall be very well," yeah! And down here in the ghetto, And down here we suffer. But I'n'I a-hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo; I'n'I a-hang on in there and I'n'I, I naw leggo. For so Jah seh - yeah! - "I'm gone to prepare a place, That where I am thou shall abide," yeah! So Jah seh, "Fear not for mighty dread, 'Cause I'll be there at your side." And - and down there - down there in the ghetto - And down there we suffer But I'n'I a-hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo. But I'n'I a-hang on in there And I'n'I, I naw leggo; - So Jah seh. more free lyrics |
4. _ Natty Dread
Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread) Dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon: (Natty Dread) A dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Eh! Children get your culture (Natty Dreadlock) And don't stay there and gesture, a-ah, (Natty Dreadlock) Or the battle will be hotter (Natty Dreadlock) And you won't get no supper. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dread, Natty Dread, now; (Natty Dread) A dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dread) Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon - (Natty Dread) Roots Natty, Roots Natty! (Natty Dread) Then I walk up the first street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I walk up the second street to see. (Natty Dreadlock) Then I trod on through third street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street, (Natty Dreadlock) And then I skip one fence to sixth street. (Natty Dreadlock) I've got to reach seventh street: (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I (Natty Dread) Natty dread, Natty Dread, now, (Natty Dread) Roots Natty Congo I. (Natty Dread) Oh, Natty, Natty, Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah! Oh, Natty, Natty, And that's a long way For Natty to be from home. Don't care what the world seh; (Natty Dread) I'n'I couldn't never go astray. (Natty Dread) Just like a bright and sunny day: (Natty Dread) Oh, we're gonna have things our way. (Natty Dread) Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock, (Natty Dreadlock) Dreadlock Congo Bongo I. (Natty Dreadlock) Don't care what the world seh; (Natty Dreadlock) I'n'I gonna have things our way. (Natty Dreadlock) If a egg Natty in a the red - (Natty Dreadlock) If a egg Natty in a the red. (Natty Dreadlock) Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock. [fadeout] more free lyrics |
5. _ No Woman No Cry
No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown, Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet. Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost Along the way. In this great future, you can't forget your past; So dry your tears, I seh. No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. 'Ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears: No, woman, no cry. Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown. And then Georgie would make the fire lights, As it was logwood burnin' through the nights. Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, Of which I'll share with you; My feet is my only carriage, So I've got to push on through. But while I'm gone, I mean: Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right! I said, everything's gonna be all right-a! Everything's gonna be all right! Everything's gonna be all right, now! Everything's gonna be all right! So, woman, no cry; No - no, woman - woman, no cry. Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry. --- [Guitar solo] --- I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown. And then Georgie would make the fire lights, As it was logwood burnin' through the nights. Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, Of which I'll share with you; My feet is my only carriage, So I've got to push on through. But while I'm gone: No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears; No, woman, no cry. Eh! (Little darlin', don't shed no tears! No, woman, no cry. Little sister, don't shed no tears! No, woman, no cry.) more free lyrics |
6. _ Bend Down Low
Bend down low, let me tell you what I know now; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know. Oh! Fisherman row to reap what you sow now; Oh, tell you all I know (Oo-oh!), you've got to let me go now (Oo-oh!), And all you've got to do: (Bend down low) Oh yeah! Let me tell you what I know; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know. Oh yeah! You keep on knockin', but you can't come in. I get to understand you been livin' in sin, But if you love me, woman, walk right in. I've got a notch for your safety-pin, But bend down low. --- [Instrumental break] --- Keep on knockin', but you can't come in. I get to understand you been livin' in sin, But walk right in, woman, sit right down. I will keep on lovin' you; I play the clown. But bend down low, baby, let me tell you what I know; Bend down low, let me tell you what I know, yeah! Let me tell you, baby! Let me tell ya - Knock on, babe! Just won't let ya in! You been livin' in sin. Knock on! [fadeout] more free lyrics |
7. _ Rebel Music ( 3 O'clock Roadblock )
(do do do do-do do do!
Do do do do-do do do!
I rebel music;
I rebel music.)
Why can't we roam (oh-oh-oh-oh) this open country? (open country)
Oh, why can't we be what we wanna be? (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
We want to be free. (wanna be free)
3 o'clock roadblock - curfew,
And i've got to throw away -
Yes, i've got to throw away -
A yes-a, but i've got to throw away
My little herb stalk!
I (rebel music) - yeah, i'm tellin' you! -
(i) i rebel music (rebel music). oh-ooh!
Take my soul (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And suss - and suss me out (suss me out). oh-ooh!
Check my life (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh),
If i am in doubt (i'm in doubt); i'm tellin':
3 o'clock roadblock - roadblock - roadblock,
And "hey, mr. cop! ain't got no - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
(what ya sayin' down there?) - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
Ain't got no birth certificate on me now."
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/instrumental break/
(i rebel music)
(i rebel music)
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(open country)
(oh-oh-oh)
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(do do do!)
I (rebel music) - yeah, i'm tellin' you! -
(i) i rebel music (rebel music).
Oh-ooh! take my soul (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And suss - and suss me out (suss me out). oh-ooh!
Check my life (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh),
If i am in doubt (i'm in doubt); i'm tellin':
3 o'clock roadblock - roadblock - roadblock,
And "hey, mr. cop! ain't got no - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
(what ya sayin' down there?) - (hey) hey! (hey, mr cop) -
Ain't got no birth certificate on me now."
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8. _ Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
Them belly full but we hungry A hungry mob is an angry mob A rain a fall but the dirt it tough A pot a cook but the food no 'nough You're gonna dance to jah music, dance, We're gonna dance to jah music, dance, Forget your troubles and dance, Forget your sorrows and dance, Forget your sickness and dance, Forget your weakness and dance Cost of livin' gets so high Rich and poor they start to cry Now the weak must get strong They say oh, what a tribulation Them belly full but we hungry A hungry mob is an angry mob A rain a fall but the dirt it tough A pot a cook but you no 'nough We're gonna chuck to jah music chuckin' We're chuckin' to jah music, we're chuckin' Belly full but them hungry. A hungry mob is an angry mob A rain a fall but the dirt it tough A pot a cook but the food no 'nough A hungry mob is an angry mob more free lyrics |
9. _ Them Belly Full ( But We Hungry )
Na-na na na-na na na na;
Na-na na na-na na na na;
Na-na na na-na na na na;
Na-na na na-na na na na.
Them belly full, but we hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A yot a-yook, but d' yood no 'nough.
You're gonna dance to jah music, dance;
We're gonna dance to jah music, dance, oh-ooh!
Forget your troubles and dance!
Forget your sorrows and dance!
Forget your sickness and dance!
Forget your weakness and dance!
Cost of livin' gets so high,
Rich and poor they start to cry:
Now the weak must get strong;
They say, "oh, what a tribulation!"
Them belly full, but we hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-yook, but d' yood* no 'nough.
We're gonna chuck to jah music - chuckin';
We're chuckin' to jah music - we're chuckin'.
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/guitar solo/
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A belly full, but them hungry;
A hungry mob is a angry mob.
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-cook, but d' food* no 'nough.
A hungry man is a angry man;
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough;
A pot a-yook, but you no 'nough'
A rain a-fall, but the dirt it tough.
A pot a-cook, but you no 'nough;
A hungry mob is a angry mob;
A hungry mob is a angry mob. /fadeout/
[* sheet music gives this line as: "a pot a cook but you no' nough".]
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10. _ Rebel Music (3 O'clock Roadblock)
I, rebel music I, rebel music Why can't we roam this open country Oh why can't we be what we want to be We want to be free 3 o'clock - roadblock, curfew And I've got to throw away Yes I've got to throw away Yes I've got to throw away My little herb stalk I, rebel music I, rebel music Take my soul and suss me out Check my life if I am in doubt 3 o'clock - roadblock And hey Mr. Cop, ain't got no (What you say down there) Ain't got no birth certificate on me now I, rebel music I, rebel music Take my soul and suss me out Check my life if I am in doubt 3 o'clock - roadblock And hey Mr. Cop, ain't got no (What you say down there) Ain't got no birth certificate on me now. more free lyrics |
11. _ Lively Up Yourself
Lively up yourself and don't be no drag
Lively up yourself, 'cause this is the other bag
Hey, lively up yourself and don't be no drag
You lively up yourself, dig it, the other bag
Hey, you rock so, you rock so, like you never did before
You dip so, you dip so, and you can dip thru my door
You come so, you come so, oh yeah, like i do adore you
You skank so, you skank so, and-a i can assure you
You can lively up yourself and don't be no drag
Hey, you lively up yourself, can you dig it?
Hey (you rock so, you rock so), like you never did before
You dip so, you dip so, can you dig it?
You lively up yourself and don't be no drag
You lively up yourself, 'cause this is the other bag
Hey, lively up yourself
Lively up yourself, other bag
Can you dig it? can you dig it? ...
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