Peter Tosh - Get Up Stand Up
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
You preacher-man, don't tell me,
Heaven is under the earth.
You a duppy and you don't know,
What life is really worth.
It's not all that glitters is gold,
And half the story has never been told:
So now we see the light, ey!
We gonna stand up for your rights, come on!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
'Cause you know, most people think,
A great God will come from the skies,
Take away everything,
And left everybody dry.
But if you know what life is worth,
You would look for yours right here on earth,
And now you see the light,
We gonna stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
We're sick and tired of this game of technology,
Humbly asking Jesus for his mercy.
We know and we know and understand,
Almighty Jah is a living man.
You fool some people sometimes,
But you can't fool all the people all the time.
And now we see the light,
We gonna stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight!
Note:
This song is a cover released in 1977.The original was by Bob Marley and first released in 1973.
It has also been covered by Martha Velez in 1976 and by Bunny Wailer in 1977.
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