One Drop
Bob Marley & the Wailers
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O-ooh, yea-ah, Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy-yoy-yoy! Feel it in the one drop And we'll still find time to rap We're makin' the one stop, The generation gap Now feel this drumbeat As it beats within, Playin' a riddim, Resisting against the system, ooh-wee! I know Jah's never let us down Pull your rights from wrong (I know Jah would never let us down) Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! They made their world so hard (so hard) Every day we got to keep on fighting (fighting) They made their world so hard (so hard) Every day the people are dyin' (dying), yeah! (Dread, dread) For hunger (dread, dread) and starvation (dread, dread) Lamentation (dread dread) But read it in Revelation (dread, dread, dread, dread) You'll find your redemption And then you give us the teachings of his majesty For we no want no devil philosophy A you forgive us the teachings of his majesty A we no want no devil philosophy Feel it in the one drop And we still find time to rap We're making the one stop And we filling the gap So feel this drumbeat As it beats within Playing a riddim, uh! Fighting against ism and skism Singing! I know Jah's never let us down Pull your rights from wrong I know Jah's never let us down Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! They made their world so hard Every day (we got to keep on fighting), every day They made their world so hard Every day (the people are dying), eh! (Dread, dread, it dread, dread) Oh, whoa! Make dem a-go on so (It dread on dread) Ah, whoa! (Dread, dread) I'll walk (it dread, dread) Ah, whoa! Frighten dem! Ah, whoa! Frighten dem, eh! Give us the teachings of his majesty with a stick-up! We no want no devil philosophy, can you hear? Give us the teachings of his majesty For we no want no devil philosophy We feel it in the one drop you're lucky! For we still got time to rap, And we're making the one stop Let me tell ya this generation gap So feel this drumbeat I tell you what it's beating within Feel you heart playing a rythmn
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Written by: BOB MARLEY
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