The Poor Man Feel It - Peter Tosh

The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry my brothers Don't cry my sisters Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong Hey, everything will soon be okay As soon as the war is over Jah children will be free to come over Singing and dancing ready to take over Have some faith, have a little faith Hey, everything will soon he okay As soon as the war is over Jah children will be free to come over Singing and dancing ready to take over Have some faith, have a little faith The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry my brothers Don't cry my sisters Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry

Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still Can't keep my hands to myself Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf In case my little baby girl is in need Am I coming out of left field? Leave it with a baby sitter Mama, call the grave digger Gone with the fallen leaves Am I coming out of left field? Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still Oohh I'm a rebel, mashin' the pedal Would you rather dance with the stars or dance with the devil? Imagine me I'm grabbing the metal when enemies meddle And my mental is tellin' me this is murder one through melodies Revin' on the pedal since I balanced on a bicycle They supplyin' me and my per diem, I don't die simple Love is all you need, it's only me as I survive hustle Always on the ground, I'm playin' mine with divine structures (Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now) Oohh I'm a rebel, mashin' the pedal Would you rather dance with the stars or dance with the devil? Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now I been feeling it since 1966, now Might be over now, but I feel it still (Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now)

Don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come from Clarendon (You are an African) And if you come from Portland (You are an African) And if you come from Westmoreland, you're an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come Trinidad (You are an African) And if you come from Nassau (You are an African) And if you come from Cuba (You're an African) So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your complexion There is no rejection You're an African 'Cause if your 'plexion high, high, high If your 'plexion low, low And if your 'plexion in between, you're an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind denomination That is only segregation You're an African 'Cause if you go to the Catholic (You are an African) And if you go to the Methodist (You are an African) And if you go to the Church of Gods, you are an African So don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African 'Cause if you come from Brixton (You are an African) And if you come from Weesday (You are an African) And if you come from Wingstead (You are an African) And if you come from France (You are an African) And if you come from Brooklyn (You are an African) And if you come from Queens (You are an African) And if you come from Manhattan (You are an African) And if you come from Canada (You are an African) And if you come from Miami (You are an African) And if you come from Switzerland (You are an African) And if you come from Germany (You are an African) And if you come from Russia (You are an African) And if you come from Taiwan (You are an African)