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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Willie Nelson
Performer
Jimmy Buffett
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Cliff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Keith Wortman
Executive Producer
Mark Rothbaum
Executive Producer
Don Was
Producer
Robert Rauffer
Producer
Stephanie Sacco
Producer
Ben Fowler
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry
Because as sure as the sun will shine
I'm going to get my share now of what's mine
The harder they come the harder they'll fall
One and all
The harder they come the harder they'll fall
One and all
Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
Written by: Jimmy Cliff