Trench Town Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Scoop, scoop, scoop, scoo-doo
Scoop, scoop wa-doo.)
Up a cane river to wash my dread
Upon a rock I rest my head
There I vision through the seas of oppression, oh-oo-wo!
Don't make my life a prison
[Chorus] [x2]
We come from Trench Town, Trench Town (Trench town)
Most of them come from Trench Town
We free the people with music (sweet music)
Can we free the people with music (sweet music)?
Can we free our people with music? - With music
With music, oh music
Oh-y, my head
In desolate places we'll find our bread
And everyone see what's taking place, oh-oo-wo!
Another page in history
[Verse 2]
They say it's hard to speak
They feel so strong to say we are weak
But through the eyes the love of our people, oh-oo-wo!
They've got to repay
(Scoop, scoop, scoop, scoo-doo
Scoop, scoop wa-doo.)
Up a cane river to wash my dread
Upon a rock I rest my head
There I vision through the seas of oppression, oh-oo-wo!
Don't make my life a prison
[Chorus] [x2]
We come from Trench Town, Trench Town (Trench town)
Most of them come from Trench Town
We free the people with music (sweet music)
Can we free the people with music (sweet music)?
Can we free our people with music? - With music
With music, oh music
Oh-y, my head
In desolate places we'll find our bread
And everyone see what's taking place, oh-oo-wo!
Another page in history
[Verse 2]
They say it's hard to speak
They feel so strong to say we are weak
But through the eyes the love of our people, oh-oo-wo!
They've got to repay
We come from (Trench town) Trench Town
We come from (Trench town) Trench Town
Trench - Trench Town (Trench town)
They say, "Can anything good come out of Trench Town?
(Trench - Trench town)
That's what they say, (Trench town); (Trench - Trench town)
Say (Trench - Trench town) we're the underprivileged people
So (Trench town) they keep us in chains
"Pay (Trench - Trench town) - pay - pay tribute to -" (Trench town)
We come from (Trench - Trench town)
We come from (Trench - Trench town)
Just because we come from Trench Town
Not because we come from Trench Town
Just because we come from (Trench town) [fadeout]
We come from (Trench town) Trench Town
Trench - Trench Town (Trench town)
They say, "Can anything good come out of Trench Town?
(Trench - Trench town)
That's what they say, (Trench town); (Trench - Trench town)
Say (Trench - Trench town) we're the underprivileged people
So (Trench town) they keep us in chains
"Pay (Trench - Trench town) - pay - pay tribute to -" (Trench town)
We come from (Trench - Trench town)
We come from (Trench - Trench town)
Just because we come from Trench Town
Not because we come from Trench Town
Just because we come from (Trench town) [fadeout]
About
Genius Annotation
“Trenchtown” is a song about the town that Marley grew up in. Trenchtown is a ghetto in the heart of Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown has earned a reputation of violence and poverty, and was the site of much political warring during the 1970s. The city has also earned a reputation of breeding Reggae super-stars. Joe Higgs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer are all from Trenchtown, Jamaica.
Bob was born in Nine Mile, St. Ann Parish, Jamiaca. Marley and his mother moved to Trenchtown when he was 12 years old. Marley was taught by Joe Higgs how to play guitar and how to sing vocal harmonies while he lived in Trenchtown.
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Credits
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Executive Producer
Recorded At
Tuff Gong Studios
Release Date
May 23, 1983
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