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BOB MARLEY
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Bob Marley
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Confrontation
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Trench Town
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(scoop, scoop, scoop, scoo-doo;
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Scoop, scoop wa-doo.)
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Up a cane river to wash my dread;
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Upon a rock i rest my head.
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There i vision through the seas of oppression, oh-oo-wo!
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Don't make my life a prison.
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We come from trench town, trench town (trenchtown) -
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Most of them come from trench town.
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We free the people with music (sweet music);
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Can we free the people with music (sweet music)?
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Can we free our people with music? - with music,
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With music, oh music!
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Oh-y, my head,
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In desolate places we'll find our bread,
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And everyone see what's taking place, oh-oo-wo! -
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Another page in history.
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We come from trench town,
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Come from trench town;
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We come from trench town.
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Lord we free the people with music (sweet music);
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We free the people with music (sweet music);
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We free our people with music,
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With music, oh music (oh music)!
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They say it's hard to speak;
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They feel so strong to say we are weak;
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But through the eyes the love of our people, oh-oo-wo!
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They've got to repay.
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We come from (trenchtown) trench town;
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We come from (trenchtown) trench town;
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Trench - trench town (trenchtown).
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They say, "can anything good come out of trench town?"
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(trench - trenchtown)
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That's what they say, (trenchtown); (trench - trenchtown)
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Say (trench - trenchtown) we're the underprivileged people,
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So (trenchtown) they keep us in chains:
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"pay (trench - trenchtown) - pay - pay tribute to -" (trenchtown).
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We come from (trench - trenchtown);
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We come from (trench - trenchtown);
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Just because we come from trench town.
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Not because we come from trench town;
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Just because we come from (trenchtown). /fadeout/
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