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Bob Marley & the Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley. The band formed when self-taught musician Peter Tosh met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined The Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Mar… more »


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1971
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Oh, oh op-bo, bo, bo-bo-bo! 
Oh, oh op-bo, bo, bo-bo-bo! 
Yes, me friend, me friend, 
Them set me free again 
Yes, me friend, me friend, 
Me deh 'pon street again 

The bars could not hold me 
Force could not control me now 
They try to keep me down, 
But God put me around 

Yes, I've been accused, 
Wrongly abused, now 
But through the powers of the Most-'Igh, 
They've got to turn me loose, mm! 

(Brr) Don't try (brr) 
To cold me up (brr) 
On this (brr) bridge now 
I've got to reach Mount Zion 
The 'ighest region 
(Brr) If you bull-bucka, 
Let me tell you that 
I'm a duppy conqueror, conqueror 

Yes, me friend, me good friend, 
Them set me free again, mm 
Yes, me friend, 
Them turn me loose again 

(Brr) Don't try (brr) 
To cold me up on (brr) 
This (brr) bridge now 
I've got to reach Mount Zion 
The 'ighest region 
(Brr) If you bull-bucka, 
Let me tell you 
I'm a duppy conqueror, hit it! (conqueror) 

(Yes, me friend,) me friend, me friend, me friend, 
We deh a street again 
Yes, me friend, me friend, me friend, 
Dem set me free again 
Dem set me free again 

Don't try to show off 
Fi make you friend dem laugh, what a la-la! 
For I will cut you off 
And I will have the last laugh
I'm cryin'! Yes, me friend, 
We deh a street again, yea-eah 
Yes, me friend, me friend, me friend, 
(Dem set me free again.) 
Oh-oh-ooh, yeah mm-mm 
Bars could not hold me

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Written by: BOB MARLEY

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