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Stiff Necked Fools (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
Devon Evans
Devon Evans
Percussion
Earl Lindo
Earl Lindo
Keyboards
Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin
Guitar
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
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Mixing Engineer
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Producer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Stiff necked fools, you think you are cool
To deny me for simplicity
Yes, you are gone for so long
With your love for vanity now
[Verse 2]
Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation
Mixed up with vain imagination
[Verse 3]
So, take your sun and your moon
And your rain and your stars
And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yeah
[Verse 4]
The lips of the righteous teach many
But fools die for want of wisdom
The rich man's wealth is in his city
The righteous' wealth is in his holy place
[Verse 5]
So, take your sun and your moon
And your rain and your stars
And forever, yes, erase your fantasy
[Verse 6]
Destruction of the poor is in the poverty
Destruction of the soul is vanity, yeah
[Verse 7]
So, stiff necked fools, you think you are cool
To deny me for simplicity, yeah
Yes, you are gone, gone for so long
With your love for vanity now
[Verse 8]
But I don't wanna rule you
I don't wanna fool you
I don't wanna school you
Things you, you might never known about
[Verse 9]
Yes, you have got the wrong interpretation
Mixed up with vain, vain imagination
Stiff necked fools, you think you are cool
Written by: Bob Marley

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