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Wake Up and Live

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Roots Reggae

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Performer

Bob Marley

Lead Vocals

Al Anderson

Lead Guitar

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Percussion

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

I-Threes

Background Vocals

Junior Marvin

Lead Guitar

Tyrone Downie

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Anthony "Sangie" Davis

Anthony "Sangie" Davis

Songwriter

Bob Marley

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Producer

Alex Sadkin

Producer

Errol Brown

Assistant Engineer

Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

Assistant Engineer

Philip Zadie

Assistant Engineer

Chiao Ng

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

One, two, three four

[Verse 2]

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Wake up and live)

[Verse 3]

Life is one big road with lots of signs

So when you ridin' through the ruts

Don't you complicate your mind

Flee from hate, mischief, and jealousy

Don't bury your thoughts

Put your vision to reality, yeah

[Verse 4]

All together now

Wake up and live now (Wake up and live, wake up and live)

Wake up and live (Wake up and wake up and live, yeah)

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Wake up and wake up and live)

[Verse 5]

Rise, ye mighty people

Yeah

There's work to be done, so let's do it a little by little

Rise from your sleepless slumber

Yes, yes, yes, yes

We're more than sand on the seashore

We're more than numbers

[Verse 6]

All together now

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Wake up and live, you hear now?)

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Wake up and live now)

[Verse 7]

You see, one, one coco

Full a basket

And when they use you live big today

Tomorrow you're buried in a casket

One, one coco

Full a basket, yes, yes

When they use you live big today

Tomorrow you're buried in a casket

What?

[Verse 8]

Together now

Wake up and live now (Wake up and live, yeah)

Wake up and live (Uh)

Wake up and live now (Wake up and live)

Wake up and live (Keep on playin')

[Verse 9]

Wake up and live now (Uh, yeah, yeah)

Wake up and live

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Break it down)

[Verse 10]

Come on, man

How is it feelin' over there?

Wake up (Everybody feelin' alright?)

Wake up (Yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Uh

Come on, man

You gotta wake up and live

Wow! Ah! Ah!

[Verse 11]

Life is one big road with lots of signs, yes

So when you ridin' through the ruts

Don't you complicate your mind

Flee from hate, mischief, and jealousy

Don't bury your thoughts

Put your dream to reality, yeah

[Verse 12]

All together now

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Wake up and live, yeah)

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live (Just keep singin')

[Verse 13]

Wake up and live now (Whoa)

Wake up and live (Whoa)

Wake up and live now

Wake up and live

Written by: Anthony Davis, Bob Marley

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