( Peter Tosh ) The song was written by him, not Bob Marley
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YOU CAN'T BLAME THE YOUTH (PETER TOSH)
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You can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth
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You can't blame the youth
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(Of today)
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You can't fool the youth
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You teaching youths to learn in school
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That cow jump over moon
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You teaching youths to learn in school
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That the dish ran away with spoon,
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So You can't blame the youth
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(When they don't learn)
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You can't fool the youth
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(Can't fool the youth)
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You can't blame the youth
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(Of today)
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You can't fool the youth
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You teach the youth about Christopher Columbus
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And you said he was a very great man
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You teach the youth about Marco Polo
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And you said he was a very great man
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You teach the youth about the pirate Hawkins
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And you said he was a very great man
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You teach the youth about the pirate Morgan And you said he was a very great man
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So You can't blame the youth of today
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You can't fool the youth
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You can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth
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All these great men were doing
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Robbing, raping, kidnapping and killing
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So-called great men were doing
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Robbing, raping, kidnapping
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So you can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth
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You can't blame the youth
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(none at all)
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You can't fool the youth
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When every Christmas come
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You buy the youth a pretty toy gun
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When every Christmas come
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You buy the youth a fancy toy gun
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So You can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth Y
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ou can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth
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But What was hidden from the wise and prudent
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Is now revealed to the babes and the sucklings
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What was hidden from the wise and prudent
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Now revealed to the babes and sucking
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Lord call upon the youth
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Cause he know the youth is strong
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Jah Jah call upon the youths
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Cause he know the youth is strong
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So you can't blame the youth
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You can't fool the youth
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You can't blame the youth
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(Save the children)
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You can't fool the youth
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Don't blame them Not their fault!
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You can't blame the youth
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| Ben Harper |
