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Trench Town (1983) - Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Lead Vocals
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Bass
Carlton Barrett
Carlton Barrett
Drums
David Madden
David Madden
Trumpet
Devon Evans
Devon Evans
Percussion
Earl Lindo
Earl Lindo
Keyboards
Glen DaCosta
Glen DaCosta
Tenor Saxophone
I-Threes
I-Threes
Background Vocals
Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin
Guitar
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
Trombone
Tyrone Downie
Tyrone Downie
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Errol Brown
Errol Brown
Mixing Engineer
Chris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell
Mixing Engineer
Michael Reid
Michael Reid
Assistant Recording Engineer
Rita Marley
Rita Marley
Executive Producer
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Producer
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Up a cane river to wash my dread
Upon a rock, I rest my head
There I vision, through the seas of oppression
Oh, ooh-oh, don't make my life a prison
[Verse 2]
We come from Trench Town, Trench
(Trench Town, Trench Town)
Most of them come from Trench Town
We free the people with music
(Sweet music)
Can we free the people with music
(Sweet music)
Can we free the people with music
With music, with music, oh music
[Verse 3]
Oi, my head
In desolate places, we'll find our bread
And everyone see what's taking place
Oh, ooh-oh, another page in history
[Verse 4]
We come from Trench Town, come from Trench Town
(Trench Town, Trench Town)
We come from trench town, Lord
(Trench Town)
We free the people with music
(Sweet music)
We free our people with music
(Sweet music)
We free our people with music
With music, oh music
(Music, oh music)
[Verse 5]
They say it's hard to speak
They feel so strong, to say we are weak
But through the eyes, the love of our people
Oh, ooh-oh, they've got to repay
[Verse 6]
Hey, we come from Trench Town, we come from Trench Town
(Trench Town, Trench Town)
Trench, Trench Town
(Trench Town)
They say, can anything good come out of Trench Town
(Trench, Trench Town)
That's what they say
(Trench Town)
Say we're the underprivileged people
(Trench, Trench Town)
So they keep us in the dirt
(Trench Town)
Pay, pay, pay tributes to them, pay
(Trench, Trench Town)
(Trench Town)
We come from
(Trench, Trench Town)
We come from
(Trench Town)
Just because we come from
(Trench, Trench Town)
Not because we come from
(Trench Town)
Just because we come from...
Written by: Bob Marley
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