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Bob Marley & the Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley. The band formed when self-taught musician Peter Tosh met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined The Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Mar… more »


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1978
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#4

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Rise up fallen fighters
Rise and take your stance again
'Tis he who fights and run away
Live to fight another day

And (de heathen back dey 'pon de wall)
Heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!
And de heathen back dey 'pon de wall!
And de heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!

As a man sow, shall he reap
And I know that talk is cheap
But the hotter the battle
How much sweeter Jah victory

And (de heathen back dey 'pon de wall)
Such a good heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!
And de heathen back dey 'pon de wall!
And de heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!

Rise, oh, rise, oh, rise, oh, rise, oh, rise, oh
Rise and take your stance again
'Tis he who fight and run away
Live to fight another day

And (de heathen back dey 'pon de wall)
Such a good heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!
And de heathen back dey 'pon de wall!
Such a good (heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!) I'm saying

As a man sow, shall he reap
And I know that talk is cheap
But the hotter the battle, yeah
How much sweeter Jah victory

And (de heathen back dey 'pon de wall)
Heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!
De heathen back dey 'pon de wall!
De heathen back, yeah, 'pon de wall!

'Pon the wall
'Pon the wall
'Pon the wall
'Pon the wall

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Written by: BOB MARLEY

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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