babylon system

bob marley

we refuse to be

what you wanted us to be;

we are what we are: that's the way it's going to be. you don't know!

you can't educate i

for no equal opportunity: talkin' 'bout my freedom

people freedom and liberty!

yeah

we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: rebel

rebel!

yes

we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: rebel

rebel!

babylon system is the vampire

yea!

suckin' the children day by day

yeah!

me say: de babylon system is the vampire

falling empire

suckin' the blood of the sufferers

yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!

building church and university

wo-o-ooh

yeah! -

deceiving the people continually

yea-ea!

me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers;

look out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers. yea-ea-ea!

tell the children the truth;

tell the children the truth;

tell the children the truth right now!

come on and tell the children the truth;

tell the children the truth;

tell the children the truth;

tell the children the truth;

come on and tell the children the truth. 'cause - 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long: rebel

rebel!

and we've been taken for granted much too long: rebel

rebel now!

trodding on the winepress: got to rebel

y'all!

we've been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah!

yea-e-ah! yeah! yeah!

from the very day we left the shores

of our father's land

we've been trampled on

oh now! lord

lord

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