one drop

bob marley

oo-oo-ooh

yea-ah. wo-yoy! wo-yoy! wo-yoy! wo-yoy-yoy-yoy!

feel it in the one drop;

and we'll still find time to rap;

we're makin' the one stop

the generation gap;

now feel this drumbeat

as it beats within

playin' a riddim

resisting against the system

ooh-wee!

i know jah's never let us down;

pull your rights from wrong

oh

no! oh

no! oh

no!

they made their world so hard: every day we got to keep on fighting ;

they made their world so hard: every day the people are dyin'

yeah!

for hunger and starvation

lamentation

but read it in revelation: you'll find your redemption

and then you give us the teachings of his majesty

for we no want no devil philosophy;

a you fe give us the teachings of his majesty

a we no want no devil philosophy: feel it in the one drop;

and we still find time to rap;

we're making the one stop

and we filling the gap: so feel this drumbeat

as it beats within

playing a riddim

uh!

fighting against ism and skism

singing: i know jah's never let us down;

pull your rights from wrong: i know jah's never let us down. oh

no! oh

no! oh

no!

they made their world so hard

every day

every day;

they made their world so hard

every day

eh!

oh

whoa! make dem a-go on so: ah

whoa!

i'll walk

ah

whoa! frighten dem

ah whoa!

ah

whoa! frighten dem

eh!

give us the teachings of his majesty - with a stick-up!

we no want no devil philosophy. can you hear?

give us the teachings of his majesty

for we no want no devil philosophy. we feel it in the one drop; you're lucky!

for we still got time to rap

and we're making the one stop

let me tell ya: this generation gap. so feel this drumbeat;

i tell you what: it's beating within

feel you heart playing a riddim -