Listen to Small Axe by Bob Marley & Bob Marley & The Wailers

Small Axe

Bob Marley & Bob Marley & The Wailers

Roots Reggae

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Small Axe (1973) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Wailers

Vocals

Bob Marley

Lead Vocals

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Percussion

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

Peter Tosh

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Marley

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Wailers

Producer

Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Producer

Tony Platt

Engineer

Sylvan Morris

Engineer

Phil Brown

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Why boasteth thyself, oh, evil men

Playing smart and not being clever? Oh no

I said, you're working iniquity to achieve vanity, yeah

If a-so a-so

But the goodness of Jah Jah I-dureth for-I-ver

[Chorus]

If you are the big tree

We are the small axe

Sharpen to cut you down

Well sharp

Ready to cut you down, oh yeah

[Verse 2]

These are the words of my master, keep on tellin' me, oh-oh

No weak heart shall prosper, oh, no, they can't

And whosoever diggeth a pit, Lord

Shall fall in it

Shall fall in it

Whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall bury in it

Shall bury in it

[Chorus]

If you are the big tree

We are the small axe

Sharpen to cut you down

Ready to cut you down

[Verse 3]

Eh, whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it

Fall in it

Eh, whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall bury in it

Shall bury in it

[Chorus]

If you have a big tree

We have a small axe

Ready to cut you down

Well sharp

Sharpen to cut you down, oh

[Chorus]

If you are the big tree, let me tell you this

We are the small axe

Ready to cut you down

Well sharp

Sharpen to cut you down

[Outro]

If you have a, oh, big tree, yeah

We are the small axe

Written by: Bob Marley