Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Marley
Lead Vocals
Judy Mowatt
Background Vocals
Marcia Griffiths
Background Vocals
Rita Marley
Background Vocals
Carlton Barrett
Drums
Al Anderson
Guitar
Bernard Harvey
Keyboards
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Bass Guitar
I-Threes
Background Vocals
Jean Alain Roussel
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Marley
Songwriter
Jean Alain Roussel
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Blackwell
Producer
Phil Ault
Engineer
Sid Bucknor
Mixing Engineer
Sylvan Morris
Engineer
The Wailers
Producer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
You're gonna lively up yourself and don't be no drag
You lively up yourself, oh, reggae is another bag
You lively up yourself and don't say no
You're gonna lively up yourself 'cause I said so
[Verse 1]
Do what you gon' do
You rock so, you rock so
Like you never did before, yeah
You dip so, you dip so
Dip through my door
You come so, you come so
Oh, yeah
You skank so, you skank so
Be alive today
[Chorus]
You're gonna lively up yourself and don't say no
You lively up yourself, big daddy said so, y'all
You lively up yourself and don't be no drag
You lively up yourself 'cause reggae is another bag
[Bridge]
What you got that I don't know?
I'ma trying to wonder, wonder, wonder why you
Wonder, wonder why you act so
Yeah
Hey, did you hear what the man said?
[Chorus]
Lively up your, your woman in the morning time, y'all
Keep on livelying up your woman when the evening come
And take her, take her, take her, take her
Come on, babe
'Cause I, I wanna be lively myself, y'all
[Chorus]
Lively up yourself
Lively up yourself
You gonna rock so, you rock so
[Outro]
You rock so, you rock so
You dip so, you dip so
You skank so, you skank so
And don't be no drag
You come so, you come so
Oh, reggae is another bag
Guess what you got in that bag
[Outro]
Oh, what you got, did you have a bag you got hanging there?
What you say you got?
I don't believe ya
Written by: Bob Marley