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BOB
MA LEY
and the WAILERS

I love the development of our music.

How weve tried to develop, yknow? It grows.
Thats why every day people come forward with new songs.
Music goes on forever Bob Marley

We remember the brilliant and evocative music Bob Marley gave the world; music that stretched back over
nearly two decades and yet still remains timeless and universal. Bob Marley & The Wailers worked their way
into the very fabric of our lives.
The superlatives, perhaps, come easy when speaking of Bob Marley & The Wailers and their music.
Marley himself had been called the first Third World superstar, Rasta prophet, visionary, revolutionary
artist. They were not, however, mere hyperbole. He was one of the most charismatic and challenging
performers of our time.
Bob Marleys career, astonishingly, stretched back over 20 years. During that time Marleys growing style
encompassed every aspect in the rise of Jamaican music, from ska through to contemporary reggae.
That growth, of course, was well reflected in the maturity of the Wailers music.
Bobs first recording attempts came at the beginning of the Sixties. His first two tunes, cut as a solo artist,
meant nothing in commercial terms and it wasnt until 1964 as a founder member of a group called the
Wailing Wailers that Bob first hit the Jamaican charts.
The record was Simmer Down, and over the next few years the Wailing Wailers the nucleus of which
was Bob, Peter McIntosh and Bunny Livingston put out some 30 sides that properly established them
as one of the hottest groups in Jamaica. McIntosh, of course, later shortened his surname to Tosh while
Livingston is now called Bunny Wailer.
Despite their popularity the economics of keeping the group together proved too much and the two other
members Junior Braithwaite and Beverly Kelso quit. At the same time Bob joined his mother in the United
States. End of the Wailing Wailers, Chapter One.
Marleys stay in America was short- lived, however, and he returned to Jamaica to join up again with Peter
and Bunny. By the end of the Sixties, with the legendary reggae producer Lee Scratch Perry at the mixing
desk, The Wailers were again back at the top in Jamaica. The combination of Wailers and Perry resulted in
some of the finest music the band ever made. Such tracks as Soul Rebel, Duppy Conqueror, 400 Years
and Small Axe were not only classics, but they defined the future direction of reggae.

Its difficult, of course, to properly understand Bob Marleys music without considering Rastafari. His spiritual
beliefs, by now, are too well known to necessitate further explanation. It must be stated, however, that
Rastafari is at the very core of the Wailers music.
In 1970 Aston Familyman Barrett and his brother Carlton (bass and drums, respectively) joined the
Wailers. They came to the band unchallenged as Jamaicas HAAARDEST rhythm section; a reputation
that was to remain undiminished during the following decade. Meanwhile, the bands own reputation
was, at the start of the Seventies, an extraordinary one throughout the Caribbean. But internationally the
band was still unknown.
That was to change however in 1972 when the Wailers signed to Island Records. It was a revolutionary move
for an international record company and a reggae band. For the first time a reggae band had access to the
best recording facilities and were treated in much the same way as, say, a rock group. Before the Wailers
signed to Island it was considered that reggae sold only on singles and cheap compilation albums.
The Wailers first album Catch A Fire broke all the rules: it was beautifully packaged and heavily promoted.
And it was the start of a long climb to international fame and recognition.
The Catch A Fire album was followed, a year later, by Burnin, an LP that included some of the bands older
songs, such as Duppy Conqueror, Small Axe and Put It On, together with tracks like Get Up Stand Up and
I Shot The Sheriff. The latter, of course, was also recorded by Eric Clapton, whose version hit number one
in the U.S. singles chart.
In 1974 Bob Marley & The Wailers released the extraordinary Natty Dread album and, in the summer of that
year, toured Europe. Among the concerts were two shows at the Lyceum Ballroom in London which, even
now, are remembered as highlights of the decade. The shows were recorded and the subsequent Live!
album, together with the single No Woman No Cry, both made the charts. By that time Bunny and Peter
had officially left the band to pursue their own solo careers.
Rastaman Vibration, the follow - up album in 1976, cracked the American charts. It was, for many, the clearest
exposition yet of Marleys music and beliefs, including such tracks as Crazy Baldhead, Johnny Was, Who
The Cap Fit and, perhaps most significantly of all, War, the lyrics of which were taken from a speech by
Emperor Haile Selassie.
The following year brought fresh achievements by the band. They released the Exodus album which properly
established Marleys international superstar status. It remained in the British charts for 56 straight weeks,
and the three singles from the album Exodus, Waiting In Vain and Jamming were all massive sellers (Jamming

was the bands first-ever Top 10 hit in Britain). They played a week of concerts at Londons Rainbow Theatre
in fact, they were to be the Wailers last London shows of the Seventies.
In 1978 the band capitalised on their charts success with the release of Kaya, an album which hit number
four in the UK chart the week of release. That album saw Marley in a different mood; an album of love songs
and, of course, homages to the power of ganja. The album also provided two charts singles, Satisfy My
Soul and the beautiful Is This Love.
There were two more events in 1978, both of which were of extraordinary significance to Marley.
In April that year he returned to Jamaica (he had left in 1976, following the shooting that had almost
cost his life) to play the One Love Peace Concert in front of the Prime Minister Michael Manley and the
then Leader of the Opposition Edward Seaga. And at the end of the year he visited Africa for the first
time, going initially to Kenya and then on to Ethiopia, spiritual home of Rastafari. He was to return to
Africa in 1980, this time at the official invitation of the Government of Zimbabwe to play at the countrys
Independence Ceremony. It was the greatest honour afforded the band, and one which underlined the
Wailers importance in the Third World.
Bob Marley & The Wailers released the strident Survival album in 1979. A European tour came the following
year: the band broke festival records throughout the continent, including a 100,000 capacity show in
Milan. Bob Marley & The Wailers, quite simply, were the most important band on the road that year and
the new Uprising album hit every chart in Europe. It was a period of maximum optimism and plans were
already being made for an American tour, in company with Stevie Wonder, that winter.
At the end of the European tour Bob Marley & The Wailers went to America. Bob played two shows at Madison
Square Garden but, immediately afterwards, he was taken seriously ill. Cancer was diagnosed.
Bob Marley fought the disease for eight months. The battle, however, proved too much. He died in a Miami
Hospital on May 11, 1981.
A month before the end, Bob was awarded Jamaicas Order Of Merit, the nations third highest honour,
in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the countrys culture.
On Thursday May 21, 1981, the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley O.M. was given an official funeral by the people
of Jamaica. Following the funeral attended by both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition
Bobs body was taken to his birthplace where it now rests in a mausoleum. Bob Marley was 36 years old.
His legend lives on.

IS THIS LOVE

(3.50)

(Bob Marley)

I wanna love you, and treat you right

I wanna love you, every day and every night
Well be together, with a roof right over our heads
Well share the shelter, of my single bed
Well share the same room, JAH provide the bread
Is this love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I am feeling (repeat)
I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now
I got to know, got to know, got to know now
Im willing and able
So I throw my cards on your table
I wanna love you and treat you right
I wanna love you, every day and every night
Well be together, with a roof right over our heads
Well share the shelter, of my single bed
Well share the same room, JAH provide the bread
Is this love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I am feeling (repeat)
Oh yes I know, yes I know, yes I know now (repeat)
Im willing and able
So I throw my cards on your table
See I wanna love you, I wanna love and treat
You right, I wanna love you, every day and every night
Well be together, with a roof right over our heads
Well share the shelter, of my single bed
Well share the same room, JAH provide the bread
1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd./Odnil Music, Ltd./Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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NO WOMAN NO CRY live

(7.08)

(Vincent Ford)

No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Cause I remember when we used to sit
in a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have,
Oh, good friends we have lost
along the way
In this great future,
you cant forget your past
So dry your tears, I say
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Little darlin, dont shed no tears
No woman no cry
Said I remember when we used to sit
in the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
Log wood burnin thru the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
of which Ill share with you
My feet is my only carriage
and so Ive got to push on thru,
Oh, while Im gone,
Everythings gonna be alright
Everythings gonna be alright
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
I she little darlin
dont shed no tears
No woman no cry.
1974 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd./Odnil Music, Ltd./Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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COULD YOU BE LOVED

(3.57)

(Bob Marley)

Could you be loved and be loved

Could you be loved and be loved
Dont let them fool you
Or even try to school you, oh! No
Weve got a mind of our own
So go to hell if what youre thinking is not right
Love would never leave us alone
In the darkness there must come out to light
Could you be loved and be loved
Could you be loved and be loved
The road of life is rocky
And you may stumble too.
So while you point your fingers
Someone else is judging you
Love your brotherman
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved
Dont let them change you
Or even rearrange you, oh! No
Weve got a life to live
They say only, only
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive
Stay alive
Could you be loved and be loved
Could you be loved and be loved
You aint gonna miss your water
Until your well runs dry
No matter how you treat him
The man will never be satisfied
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved

Say something, say something, say something

Say something
Reggae, reggae
Say something
Rockers, rockers
Say something could you be loved
1980 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd./Odnil Music Ltd./Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (PRS).
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THREE LITTLE BIRDS

(3.00)

(Bob Marley)

Dont worry about a thing

Cause evry little thing gonna be alright
Singin, Dont worry about a thing,
Cause evry little thing gonna be alright.
Rise up this morning,
Smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds pitch by my doorstep
Singin sweet songs of melodies pure and true
Sayin, This is my message to you-u-u.
Singin...
(Repeat)
Dont worry about a thing,
Cause evry little thing gonna be al-right.
(4 times)

1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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BUFFALO SOLDIER

(4.18)

(Bob Marley / N.G. Williams)

Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta

There was a Buffalo Soldier
In the heart of America
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
I mean it, when I analyse the stench
To me, it makes a lot of sense
How the dreadlock Rasta was the Buffalo Soldier
And he was taken from Africa, brought to America
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier, Dread-lock Rasta
Buffalo Soldier, in the heart of America
If you know your history
Then you would know where you coming from
Then you wouldnt have to ask me
Who the heck do I think I am
Im just a Buffalo soldier
In the heart of America
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
Said he was fighting on arrival
Fighting for survival
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
Win the war for America

Said he was a Buffalo soldier

Win the war for America
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
Driven from the mainland
To the heart of the Caribbean
Singing, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
Woe yow yoe yo, yo yo woe yo yoe
(Repeat)
Trodding through San Juan
In the arms of America
Trodding through Jamaica, A Buffalo Soldier
Fighting on arrival, Fighting for survival
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
Singing, woe yoe yoe, woe woe yoe yoe
Woe yoe yoe yo, yo yo woe yo, woe yo yoe

1983 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd./Odnil Music Ltd./Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (PRS).
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Dreadie, woe yoe yoe, woe yoe yoe

Woe yoe yoe yo, ya ya woe yo, woe yoe yoe
(Repeat)
Buffalo Soldier, trodding through the land
Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand
Trodding through the land, yea, yea

9. ONE LOVE/PEOPLE GET READY 2.52

Even the title of this song, a simple case of brotherhood, has become a ubiquitous greeting around the world
for men of good will. Clearly the boy from Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica, has gotten through to the masses.
The closing track on the Exodus album.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1977 Island Records Inc.

10. I SHOT THE SHERIFF 4.40

Bob, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh never blended and complemented each other better than in this timeless testimony of innocence
and defiance from the Burnin album. If I am guilty I will pay!. Small wonder this is one of the more famous reggae tracks extant.
The song, of course, provided Eric Clapton with a number one hit in America.
PRODUCED BY CHRIS BLACKWELL AND THE WAILERS
p1973 Island Records Ltd.

11. WAITING IN VAIN 4.16

Taken from the Exodus album, this is one of the most popular of all Wailers standards and a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
A supremely confident vocal, the singer more in love with the wait than in wait for the love.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1977 Island Records Inc.

12. REDEMPTION SONG 3.48

Taken from the Uprising album. Like all great folk anthems of liberation, its rich with the flinty energy of enduring
against awesome and terrible odds.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS AND CHRIS BLACKWELL
p1980 Island Records Inc.

13. SATISFY MY SOUL 4.31

The lovely horns recall the golden heyday of Jamaican ska legends the Skatalites. You make me feel like a
sweepstakes winner! shows an arrestingly unguarded side to the singer. From the the Kaya album.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1978 Island Records Inc.

14. EXODUS 7.40

A runaway success as a seven and twelve inch single, finding enormous favour in dance clubs in Britain and America as well
as scoring breakthrough acceptance on the U.S. R&B charts.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1977 Island Records Inc.

15. JAMMING 3.31

The international hit from the Exodus album, a percolating rave-up that moved Stevie Wonder to pay tribute to the
Tuff Gong with the delightful Master Blaster (Jammin) single.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1977 Island Records Inc.

16. PUNKY REGGAE PARTY 6.52

New wave, new craze exclaimed Bob on this effervescent 1977 co-production with Lee Perry,
a fond tribute to the flourishing cultural intersection in the U.K. of reggae and punk rock.
PRODUCED BY LEE PERRY
p1977 Island Records Inc.

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GET UP STAND UP

(3.17)

(Bob Marley / Peter Tosh)

Chorus
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Dont give up the fight

Were sick and tired of your easing kissing game

to die and go to heaven in Jesus name
we know and understand
almighty God is a living man
you can fool some people sometimes
but you cant fool all the people all the time
and now weve seen the light (What you gonna do)
we gonna stand up for our rights
Repeat Chorus and Fade

Preacher man dont tell me

Heaven is under the earth
I know you dont know
what life is really worth
its not all that glitters is gold
half the story has never been told
so now you see the light
stand up for your rights
Repeat chorus
Most people think
great good will come from the skies
take away everything
and make everybody feel high
but if you know what life is worth
you would look for yours on earth
and now youve seen the light
You stand up for your rights
Chorus
Get up, stand up (Yeah Yeah)
Stand up for your rights (Oh)
Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up)
Dont give up the fight (Life is your right)
Get up, stand up (So we cant give up the fight)
Stand up for your right (Lord Lord)
Get up, stand up (People struggling on)
Dont give up the fight (Yeah)

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1974 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd./Odnil Music Ltd./Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (PRS)./
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STIR IT UP

(5.30)

(Bob Marley)

Stir it up, little darling, stir it up, come on baby,

Come on and stir it up, little darling, stir it up.
It's been a long long time,
Since I've got you on my mind.
And now you are here,
I say it's so clear.
To see what we can do, baby,
Just me and you.
Come on and
Stir it up, little darling, stir it up, come on baby,
Come on and stir it up, little darling, stir it up.
I'll push the wood, I'll blaze your fire,
Then I'll satisfy your heart's desire.
Said I'll stir it up, yeah, ev'ry minute, yeah,
All you got to do is keep it in, baby.
And
Stir it up, little darling, stir it up,
Come on and stir it up, oh, little darling, stir it up.
Oh, will you quench me when I'm thirsty?
Come and cool me down when I'm hot?
Your recipe, darling, is so tasty,
And you sure can stir your pot.
So
Stir it up, little darling, stir it up,
Come on and stir it up, oh, little darling, stir it up.
1972 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd./Odnil Music, Ltd./Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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EASY SKANKING

(2.57)

(Bob Marley)

Easy skanking, skanking it easy

Easy skanking, skanking it slow (repeat)
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Good GOD I gotta take a lift
From reality I just cant drift
Thats why I am staying with this riff
Take it easy, easy skanking (repeat)
Got to take it easy, easy skanking
You see were taking it easy
We taking it slow, taking it easy
Got to take it slow, so take it easy
Easy skanking, easy skanking
Oh take it easy, easy skanking
Excuse me while I light my spliff
Oh GOD I gotta take a lift
From reality I just cant drift
Thats why I am staying with this riff
Take it easy, taking it easy
Got to take it easy, taking it slow
Take it easy, taking it easy
Skanking take it easy, taking it slow
Tell you what herb for my wine
Honey for my strong drink
Herb for my wine, honey for my strong drink
Ill take it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, skanking it slow
Take, it easy, taking it easy
Take it easy, skanking it slow
1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd./Odnil Music, Ltd./Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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ONE LOVE/PEOPLE GET READY

(2.52)

(Bob Marley / Curtis Mayfield)

One love, one heart

Lets get together and feel all right
Hear the children crying (One love)
Hear the children crying (One heart)
Sayin, Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.
Sayin, Lets get together and feel all right.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One love)
There is one question Id really love to ask (One heart)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own?
Believe me
One love, one heart
Lets get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning (One love)
So shall it be in the end (One heart)
Alright, Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.
Lets get together and feel all right.
One more thing
Let's get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One love)
So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One song)
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
There aint no hiding place from the Father of Creation
Sayin, One love, one heart
Lets get together and feel all right.
Im pleading to mankind (One love)
Oh, Lord (One heart) Whoa.
Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.
Lets get together and feel all right.
(Repeat)
1968 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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1977 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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I SHOT THE SHERIFF

(4.40)

(Bob Marley)

I shot the sheriff

But I didnt shoot no deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff
But I didnt shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, ooh
All around in my home town
Theyre trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy
(But I say)
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offence
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what, I do not know
Every time I plant a seed
He said kill it before it grow
He said kill them before they grow
(Read it in the news)
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense
(Where was the deputy?)
I shot the sheriff
(But I swear it was in self-defense)
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot I shot him down and I say
If I am guilty I will pay

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Repeat Chorus
Reflexes had got the better of me
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket a go a well
One day the bottom a go drop out
One day the bottom a go drop out

1974 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd./Odnil Music Ltd./Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (PRS).
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WAITING IN VAIN

(4.16)

(Bob Marley)

I dont wanna wait in vain for your love

I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
From the very first time I blessed my eyes on you, girl
My heart says, Follow through.
But I know now that Im way down on your line
But the waiting feel is fine
So dont treat me like a puppet on a string
Cause I know how to do my thing
Dont talk to me as if you think Im dumb
I wanna know when you're gonna come

See, I dont wanna wait in vain for your love

I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
Oh, I don't wanna, I dont wanna
I dont wanna, I dont wanna
No, I dont wanna, I don't wanna
I dont wanna, I dont wanna
I dont wanna wait in vain.

See, I dont wanna wait in vain for your love

I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in vain for your love
Cause its summer is here
Im still waiting there
Winter is here and Im still waiting there
Like I said,
It's been three years since Im knocking on your door
And I still can knock some more
Ooh, girl, ooh, girl
Is it feasible, I wanna know now
For I to knock some more?

Its your love that Im waiting on

Its my love that youre running from.
(Repeat)

1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
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Ya see, in life I know theres lots of grief

But your love is my relief
Tears in my eyes burn
Tears in my eyes burn while Im waiting
While Im waiting for my turn.

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REDEMPTION SONG

(3.48)

(Bob Marley)

Old pirates yes they rob I

Sold I to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I from the
Bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty
We forward in this generation triumphantly
All I ever had is songs of freedom
Wont you help to sing these songs of freedom
Cause all I ever had redemption songs, redemption songs
Emancipate your selves from mental slavery
None but yourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
Cause none a them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look
Some say its just a part of it
Weve got to fufill the book
Wont you help to sing, these songs of freedom
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate your selves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
Cause none a them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look
Yes some say its just a part of it
Weve got to fulfill the book
Wont you help to sing, these songs of freedom
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs
All I ever had, redemption songs
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom
1980 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd./Odnil Music Ltd./Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (PRS).
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SATISFY MY SOUL

(4.31)

(Bob Marley)

Oh! please dont you rock my boat

Cause I dont want my boat to be rocking
Dont rock my boat, (repeat)
Im telling you that, oh,-whooh-whooh
I like it, like this, I like it like this
And you should know, you should know by now
I like it, I like this, I like it like this
Yeah! you satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul
You satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul
Every little action, there is a reaction
Oh cant you see, what you have done for me
I am happy inside, all, all of the time
When we bend a new corner.
I feel like a sweep-stake winner
When I meet you around the corner
You make me feel like, a sweep-stake winner
Whoa child, cant you see, you must believe me
Oh darling, darling, Im calling, calling
Cant you see, why wont you believe me
Oh darling, darling, Im calling, calling
When I meet you around the corner
Oh I said baby, never let me be a lover
And then you hold me tight, you make me feel alright
Yes when you hold me tight, you made me feel alright
Whoa honey cant you see, dont you believe me
Oh, darling, darling, Im calling, calling
Cant you see, why wont you believe me
Oh darling, darling, Im calling, calling
Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul
Thats all I want from you, thats all Ill take from you
Satisfy my soul, satisfy my soul
1972 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd./Odnil Music, Ltd./Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights for North and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP).
All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights reserved. Lyrics used by permission.

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EXODUS

(7.40)

(Bob Marley)

Exodus, movement of Jah people, oh yeah

Open your eyes and let me tell you this
Men and people will fight ya down (Tell me why?)
When ya see Jah light Let me tell you,
if youre not wrong (Then why?)
Evrything is alright
So we gonna walk, alright, through the roads of creation
We're the generation (Tell me why)
Trod through great tribulation
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Open your eyes and look within
Are you satisfied with the life youre living?
We know where were going; we know where were from
Were leaving Babylon, were going to our fatherland
Exodus, movement of Jah people
(Movement of Jah people)
Send us another Brother Moses gonna cross the Red Sea
(Movement of Jah people)
Send us another Brother Moses gonna cross the Red Sea
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Exodus, Exodus, Exodus, Exodus,
Exodus, Exodus, Exodus, Exodus
Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!
Open your eyes and look within
Are you satisfied with the life youre living?
We know where were going; we know where were from
Were leaving Babylon, were going to the fatherland

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Exodus, movement of Jah people

Exodus, movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people (4 times)
Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!
Jah come to break down pression, rule equality
Wipe away transgression, set the captives free
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people (5 times)
Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!
Movement of Jah people (5 times)

1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights for North America and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP).
All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights reserved. Lyrics used by permission.

JAMMING

(3.31)

(Bob Marley)

Ooh, yeah; well, alright

Were jammin
I wanna jam it with you
Were jammin, jammin
And I hope you like jammin too
Aint no rules, aint no vow
We can do it anyhow
I and I will see you through
Cause every day we pay the price
We are the living sacrifice
Jammin till the jam is through
Were jammin
To think that jammin was a thing of the past
Were jammin
And I hope this jam is gonna last
No bullet can stop us now
We neither beg nor we wont bow
Neither can be bought nor sold
We all defend the right
Jah Jah children must unite
For life is worth much more than gold

Were jammin
I wanna jam it with you
Were jammin, jammin, jammin, jammin
And Jamdown hope youre jammin, too
Jah knows how much I ave tried
The truth I cannot hide
To keep you satisfied
True love that now exists
Is the love I cant resist
So jam by my side
Were jammin, jammin, jammin, jammin
I wanna jam it with you
Were jammin, were jammin, were jammin, were jammin
Were jammin, were jammin, were jammin, were jammin
Hope you like jammin, too.
(Repeat)

1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights for North America and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP).
All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights reserved. Lyrics used by permission.

Were jammin, jammin, jammin, jammin

And were jammin in the name of the Lord
Were jammin, jammin, jammin, jammin
Were jammin right straight from yard
Singing Holy Mount Zion, Holy Mount Zion
Jah sitteth in Mount Zion and rules all creation
Yeah, were jammin, Bop-chu-wa-wa-wa

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PUNKY REGGAE PARTY (6.52)

(Bob Marley / Lee Perry)

Punky punky punk

Said youre gonna punky punky punk
New wave, new phrase
New wave, new craze

Im saying
The Wailers will be there
The Damned, The Jam, The Clash
Maytals will be there
Dr. Feelgood too

Going to a party
And I hope you are hearty
So please dont be naughty
For its a punky reggae party

No boring old farts, no boring old farts, no boring old farts

Will be there!
No boring old farts, no boring old farts, no boring old farts
Will be there!

New wave, new craze

New wave, new phrase

Well its a punky reggae party

And its tonight
Its a punky reggae party
And its alright

It takes a joyful sound

To make the world go round
Come with your heart and soul
Come and rock your bone
Its a punky reggae party
And its tonight
Its a punky reggae party
And its alright
What did you say?

Good God!

Rejected by society
Treated with impunity
Protected by my dignity
I search for reality

A bubble, a bubble
Looking for no trouble
But if you trouble, troube
Well give it to you double

New wave, new craze

New wave, new wave, new phrase

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A tip from a gypsy

She said Man youre getting tipsy
Hiding from reality
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy

Let me tell you

It takes a joyful sound
To make the world go round
It takes a joyful sound
So come and rock your bone
Cause its a punky reggae party
And its tonight
Well its a punky reggae party
And its alright
A tip from a gypsy
She said Man youre getting tipsy
Hiding from reality
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy
Hiding from reality
In your world of hypocrisy
In your world of hypocrisy
A bubble, a bubble
Were looking for no trouble
New wave, new phrase
New wave, new craze

1977 Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Odnil Music, Ltd. (PSR)/Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights for North America and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP).
All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS).
All rights reserved. Lyrics used by permission.

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THE WAILERS 1972 1981

BOB MARLEY
Lead Vocals, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars, Percussion

PETER McINTOSH
Piano, Organ, Guitar, Vocals (left to follow Solo career in 1974)

BUNNY LIVINGSTON
Congas, Bongos, Vocals (left to follow Solo career in 1974)

JOE HIGGS
Percussion, Backing Vocals

ASTON FAMILY MAN BARRETT

Bass Guitar, Percussion

CARLTON (CARLIE) BARRETT

Drums and Percussion

AL ANDERSON
Lead Guitar

JULIAN (JUNIOR) MARVIN

Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

TYRONE DOWNIE
Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals

ALVIN SEECO PATTERSON

Percussion

RITA MARLEY, MARCIA GRIFFITHS,

JUDY MOWATT, collectively known as the I THREES
Backing Vocals

EARL WYA LINDO

Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals

EARL CHINNA SMITH

Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Percussion

DONALD KINSEY
Lead Guitar

BERNARD TOUTER HARVEY

Piano, Organ

MAIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADRIAN BOOT

MANY THANKS TO TIMOTHY WHITE
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1. IS THIS LOVE 3.50

One of the most buoyant and unabashed love songs in the Marley repertoire, its playful pledge of passionate
commitment disarming listeners when it appeared on the Kaya album.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1978 Island Records Inc.

2. NO WOMAN NO CRY live 7.08

The stunning live version from the London Lyceum concert (preserved on the Live! album). From the tumultuous
reaction of the crowd at the slow-building gospel organ in the introduction, this is a heart-rending classic featuring
one of Bobs most fervent vocals.
PRODUCED BY STEVE SMITH AND CHRIS BLACKWELL
p1975 Island Records Inc.

3. COULD YOU BE LOVED 3.57

The effervescent dancefloor ode to self-awareness that appeared on the Uprising album.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS AND CHRIS BLACKWELL
p1980 Island Records Inc.

4. THREE LITTLE BIRDS 3.00

A luscious, boucing chant to a brand new day, featuring bright, captivating vocal support from the I -Threes.
Originally featured on the Exodus album.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1977 Island Records Inc.

5. BUFFALO SOLDIER 4.18

The hit single from Marleys posthumous Confrontation album. A gritty ballad that tells the cruelly ironic story of
black men being conscripted into the ranks of the Union Army to kill Indians.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS AND ERROL BROWN
p1983 Island Records Inc.

6. GET UP STAND UP 3.17

This is the cutting call-to-arms that kicked off the Burnin album. Seldom has the Rasta ethos been spelled out with greater
sagacity, yet the theme transcends all religious and political boundaries.
PRODUCED BY CHRIS BLACKWELL AND THE WAILERS
p1973 Island Records Ltd.

7. STIR IT UP 5.30
From the Catch A Fire album, this is a masterpiece of intuitive seduction.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY AND CHRIS BLACKWELL
p1973 Island Records Ltd.

8. EASY SKANKING 2.57

Christened by tinkling triangle accents, this beguiling vintage track from the Kaya album, which enjoyed an appreciative round of
European radio and club play, is a slow-building benediction regarding the libidinous pleasures of unhurried romance as well
the dancing and spliffs that can enhance such proceedings.
PRODUCED BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
p1978 Island Records Inc.

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Reissue supervised by Bill Levenson with special thanks to The Marley Family and Chris Blackwell
Mastered from the original two track analog master tapes by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, 2001.
Tape research by Jane Hitchin, David Lascelles and Zoe Roberts at Universal Tape Library, London.
Reissue Art Direction: Vartan
Reissue Design: t42design
Reissue Art Consultant: Neville Garrick
Photographs: Adrian Boot Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd., except pg 12 by Neville Garrick
Reissue Photo Coordination: Ryan Null
Reissue Production Coordination: Margaret Goldfarb

LEGEND, Island BMW1 (UK) / Island 90169 (US), was originally released May 8, 1984.

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