No Woman, No Cry is a song by Bob Marley, with credits also attributed to Vincent Ford, a friend of Marleys. The song was written as a homage to the difficult days spent in the Trenchtown slum in Jamaica and carries a tone of consolation and encouragement for people not to cry despite adversities. No Woman, No Cry is one of Bob Marleys greatest hits and an anthem of resistance and hope.
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No woman no cry
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No woman no cry
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Said said
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said I remember when we used to sit
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In the government yard in trenchtown
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Oba obaserving the hypocrites
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As they would mingle with the good people we meet
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good friends we had oh good friend we lost
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along the way
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In this bright future you cant forget your past
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So dry your tears I say
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No woman no cry
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Here little darlin' don't shed no tears
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said I remember when we used to sit
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In the government yard in trenchtown
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And then Georgie would make a fire light
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as it was log wood burnin through the nights
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Then we would cook corn meal porridge
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of which I'll share with you yeah
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my feet is my only carriage and so
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I've got to push on through
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But while I'm gone
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Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
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Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
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Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
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Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.