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Equal Rights

Peter Tosh

Reggae

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Tosh

Guitar

Bunny Waller

Background Vocals

Al Anderson

Guitar

Karl Pitterson

Guitar

Abdul Wall

Guitar

Skully

Percussion

Sly Dunbar

Drums

Carlie Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

Tyrone Downie

Keyboards

Robbie Shakespeare

Robbie Shakespeare

Bass

Dirty & Harry

Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Ellis

Trumpet

Harold Butler

Clavinet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Tosh

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Tosh

Producer

Pauline Morris

Executive Producer

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Reissue Producer

Chris Athens

Mastering Engineer

Rick Rowe

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Everyone is crying out for peace, yes

None is crying out for justice

Everyone is crying out for peace, yes

None is crying out for justice

[Verse 2]

I don't want no peace

I need equal rights and justice

I need equal rights and justice

I need equal rights and justice

Got to get it, equal rights and justice

[Verse 3]

Everybody want to go to Heaven

But, nobody want to die, father us Jesus

Everybody want to go up to Heaven

But, none of them, none of them want to die

[Verse 4]

I don't want no peace

I man need equal rights and justice

I've got to get it, equal rights and justice

I really need it, equal rights and justice

Equal rights and justice

[Verse 5]

What is due to Caesar

You better give it on to Caesar, hey, hey, hey

And what belong to I and I

You better, you better, give it up to I

[Verse 6]

'Cause I don't want no peace

I need equal rights and justice

I need equal rights and justice

I've got to get it, equal rights and justice

I'm a-fightin' for it

Equal rights and justice

[Verse 7]

Everyone, heading for the top

But tell me how far is it from the bottom?

Nobody know, but everybody, fighting to reach the top

How far is it from the bottom?

[Verse 8]

I don't want no peace

I want equal rights and justice

I need equal rights and justice

I've got to get it, equal rights and justice

I really need it, equal rights and justice

[Verse 9]

Everyone is talking about crime

Tell me, who are the criminals?

I said everybody is talking about crime, crime

Tell me who, who are the criminals?

I really don't see them

[Verse 10]

I don't want no peace

I need equal rights and justice

We've got to get equal rights and justice

And there'll be no crime, equal rights and justice

There'll be no criminals, equal rights and justice

Everyone is fighting for equal rights and justice

Palestine is fighting for equal rights and justice

Down in Angola, equal rights and justice

Down in Botswana, equal rights and justice

Down in Zimbabwe, equal rights and justice

Down in Rhodesia, equal rights and justice

Written by: Peter Tosh

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