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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmy Cliff
Vocals
Earl Walker
Bass
Carleton Davies
Drums
Noel Bailey
Guitar
Ernest McCleod
Keyboards
Ernest Ranglin
Lead Guitar
Joseph Higgs
Percussion
Uzziah Thompson
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Cliff
Songwriter
Andrew Loog Oldham
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Loog Oldham
Producer
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
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
The harder they 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
'Cause as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all
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
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share right now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all
Hey, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all
What I say now
What I say now
Oohh
What I say now
What I say, one time
The harder they come, the harder they fall, one and all
The harder they come, the harder they fall, one and all
Written by: Jimmy Cliff