Cover art for Slave Driver by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Apr. 13, 19731 viewer16.3K views

Slave Driver Lyrics

[Chorus]
(Slave Driver)
The table has turned, y'all
(Ooooohhhhh Oooohhhh Ooohhh)
(Slave Driver, ugh)
The table has turned, baby now! (Catch a fire)
(Catch a fire)
So you can get burned, baby now! (Catch a fire)
(Slave Driver)
The table is turned y'all (Catch a fire)
(Catch a fire)
So you can get burned now (Catch a fire)

[Verse 2]
Every time I hear the crack of a whip
My blood runs cold
I remember on the slave ship
How they brutalize our very souls

(Ooooohhhhh Oooohhhh Ooohhh-Oohh Oooohhhh Ooohhh)
Oh God have mercy on our souls!
(Oohh Oooohhhh Ooohhh)
Oh!

[Chorus]
Slave Driver
The Table has turned, y'all (Catch a fire)
Catch a Fire (Catch a fire)
So you can get burned
(Catch a fire)
Slave Driver (Slave driver)
The table has turned, y'all (Catch a fire)
Catch a FIre
So you can get burned (Catch a fire)

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Credits
Written By
Piano, Organ
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Bass
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Release Date
April 13, 1973
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