Bob Marley and the Wailers: We and them: 1980: Lyrics and Video
But someone will have to pay for the innocent blood
That they shed every day, Oh, children, mark my word;
It's what the Bible says….”
Looking at the studio rehearsal to the polished product, I see a masterpiece, from a master of prose..
Studio Rehearsal
“We no know how we and dem a-go work this out, oy!
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out.
But someone will have to pay
For the innocent blood
That they shed every day,
Oh, children, mark my word;
It's what the Bible say, yeah! yeah!
Oh, we no know how we and dem a-go work this out;
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out.
But in the beginning Jah created everythin' (oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh),
He gave man dominion over all things.
But now it's too late,
You see, men has lost their faith(oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh), hey-ey-hey!
Eating up all the flesh from off the earth, eh!
We no know how we and dem a-go work this out (we no know);
We no know how we and dem a-go work this out (no, we don't know);
Dub-da-dub-da-dub!
Dub-a-dippidi-doop-de-doo!
Nim-a-nummany num-na-noo!
Num-a-nummana-num-da-nay!
Dippy-dippy-dippy: dip-de-dub-de-day!
Dip-a-dubbada-dub-da-day!
But I say: we no know how we and dem a-go work it out:
them a flesh and bone!
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out.
But we no have no friends
In-a high society, yea-a-eah!
We no have no friends;
Oh, mark my identity;
We no have no friends. Oh-oh! Yeah!
We no know how we and dem a-go work this out (no, we no know);
We no know how we and dem a-go work this out (we no know);
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out (no, we don't know).”
Finished product
Album cover[1]
[1] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uprisin...ilers_album%29. Accessed 18 may 2014
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