We refuse to be
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What you wanted us to be;
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We are what we are:
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That's the way (way) it's going to be. You don't know!
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You can't educate I
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For no equal opportunity:
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(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom,
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People freedom (freedom) and liberty!
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Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:
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Rebel, rebel!
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Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:
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Rebel, rebel!
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Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)
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Suckin' the children day by day, yeah!
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Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,
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Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!
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Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -
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Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!
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Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers;
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Look out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).
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Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)
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Tell the children the truth;
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Tell the children the truth;
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Tell the children the truth right now!
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Come on and tell the children the truth;
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Tell the children the truth;
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Tell the children the truth;
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Tell the children the truth;
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Come on and tell the children the truth.
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'Cause - 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long:
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Rebel, rebel!
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And we've been taken for granted much too long:
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Rebel, rebel now!
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(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel):
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got to rebel, y'all (rebel)!
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We've been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)
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Yea-e-ah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah!
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From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)
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Of our Father's land (rebel),
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We've been trampled on (rebel),
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Oh now! (we've been oppressed, yeah!) Lord, Lord, go to...
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Babylon System
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Bob Marley |