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Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (live on 2 Meter Sessions,1997)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney
Vocals
Delroy Hines
Delroy Hines
Background Vocals
Rupert Willington
Rupert Willington
Background Vocals
The Black Disciples
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Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney
Composer
Phillip Fullwood
Phillip Fullwood
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawrence Lindo
Lawrence Lindo
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Marcus Garvey words come to pass
Marcus Garvey words come to pass
[Verse 2]
Can't get no food to eat
Can't get no money to spend
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Can't get no food to eat
Mm-hmm
Can't get no money to spend
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 3]
Come little one and let me do what I can for you
And you and you alone
Come little one, come
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Let me do what I can
Mm-hmm
For you and you alone
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 4]
He know the right thing, and do it not
Shall be spanked with many stripes
Weeping and wailing and moaning
You've got yourself to blame, I tell you
Do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right, do right, do right
[Verse 5]
I beg you, please
Oh-oh oh
Can you do the right?
Oh-oh
Beg you to do right
Whoa-oh-oh
[Verse 6]
Where is Bagawire? He's nowhere around
He get me found
Friend, betrayer
Who gave away Marcus Garvey
Son of Satan, first prophecy
Catch them, Garvey
Whoa-oh-oh
Hold them Marcus, hold them
Oh-oh oh
[Verse 7]
Prophecy a fulfill
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Catch them, Garvey, catch them
Oh-oh oh
Hold them Marcus, hold them
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Marcus Garvey, Marcus
Written by: Phillip Fullwood, Winston Rodney

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