We and Dem Lyrics

[Chorus]
We no know how we and dem a-go work this out, oy!
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out

[Verse 1]
But someone will have to pay
For the innocent blood
That they shed every day
Oh, children, mark my word
It's what the Bible say, yeah! yeah!

[Chorus]

[verse 2]
But in the beginning Jah created everything (oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh)
Giving man dominion over all things
But now it's too late
You see, men has lost their faith (oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh), hey-ey-hey!
Eating up all the flesh from off the earth, eh!


[Chorus]

[Bridge 1]

But I say: we no know how we and dem a-go work it out
Them a flesh and bone!
We no know how we and dem a-go work it out
[Verse 3]
But we now have no friends
In a high society, yeah!
We no have no friends

Oh, mark my identity
We no have no friends. Oh-oh! Yeah!

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Ilyabom! [fadeout]

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Genius Annotation

“We and Dem” a spiritually and politically charged record on Bob Marley’s Legendary album Uprising.

This song references Bob’s belief in Rastafari and Jah. It also displays Marley’s opinions on men who do not have faith and shed “innocent blood.”

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