Listen to Get Up, Stand Up (Single Version) by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Get Up, Stand Up (Single Version)

Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Wailers

Vocals

Bob Marley

Guitar

Peter Tosh

Vocals

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Percussion

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Marley

Songwriter

Peter Tosh

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Producer

The Wailers

Producer

Sylvan Morris

Engineer

Tony Platt

Mixing Engineer

Phil Brown

Mixing Engineer

Frank Owen

Mixing Engineer

Phil Ault

Assistant Recording Engineer

Rhett Davies

Assistant Recording Engineer

Richard Elen

Assistant Recording Engineer

Dave Hutchins

Assistant Recording Engineer

Howard Kilgour

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Oh

Stand up for your right

Lord, Lord

Get up, stand up

In the morning

Stand up for your right

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your life

Stand up for your right

Stand up for your life

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Don't give up the fight

[Verse 1]

Eh, I said, preacher man, don't tell me

Heaven is under the earth

I know you don't know

What life is really worth

He said all that glitters is gold

Half that story ain't never been told

So now you see the light, eh

To stand up for your right

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Lord, Lord

Stand up for your right

What you got to give

Get up, stand up

For the life you live?

Don't give up the fight

Yeah

Get up, stand up

Life is your right

Stand up for your right

Without life you can't fight

Get up, stand up

Keep the good time coming

Don't give up the fight

Lord, Lord

[Verse 2]

Most people think

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

You stand up for your rights, Jah!

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

Jah, Jah

Stand up for your right

Oh-hoo

Get up, stand up

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Life is your right

Get up, stand up

So we can't give up the fight

Stand up for your right

Lord, Lord

Get up, stand up

Keep on struggling on

Don't give up the fight

Yeah

[Verse 3]

We're sick and tired of your ism-skism game

Dyin' and go to heaven in a Jesus' name, Lord

We know when we understand

Almighty God is a living man

You can fool some people sometimes

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

So now we see the light

What you gon' do?

We gonna stand up for our rights

Yeah, yeah, yeah

So you'd better

[Chorus]

Get up, stand up

In the morning

Don't give it up

Stand up for your right

Stand up right now

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Don't give it up, don't give it up

Get up, stand up

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Get up, stand up

Stand up for your right

Get up, stand up

Don't give up the fight

Get up, stand up

Written by: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh

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