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Get Up, Stand Up

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Reggae

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bob Marley

Guitar

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Drums

Peter Tosh

Guitar

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Percussion

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Bass Guitar

Bunny Wailer

Bongos

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Tosh

Songwriter

Bob Marley

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Producer

Phill Brown

Mixing Engineer

Sylvan Morris

Recording Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

The Wailers

Producer

Tony Platt

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

[Verse 1]

Oh, preacher man, don't tell me

Heaven is under the earth

I know you don't know

What life is really worth

It's not all that glitters is gold

And half that story ain't never been told

So now you see the light

You stand up for your right

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

[Verse 2]

And I say, most people think

A great God will come from the sky

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 a-you see the light

I want you to stand up for your rights, aye

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

[Verse 3]

Sick and tired of your bullshit game

To die and go to heaven in Jesus name

We know when we understand

Almighty God is a living man

You fool some people sometimes, yeah

But you can't fool all the people all the time

'Cause now we see the light

We gonna stand up for our right

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Written by: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh

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