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Bob Marley & The Wailers

Babylon System

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Roots Reggae

Babylon System was released on October 2, 1979 by Island Records as a part of the album Survival (2013 Remaster)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bob Marley

Lead Vocals

Al Anderson

Lead Guitar

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Bass

Carlton Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Drums

Earl Lindo

Keyboards

I-Threes

Background Vocals

Junior Marvin

Lead Guitar

Tyrone Downie

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Marley

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alex Sadkin

Producer

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Producer

Chiao Ng

Assistant Engineer

Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

Assistant Engineer

Errol Brown

Assistant Engineer

Philip Zadie

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We refuse to be what you wanted us to be

We are what we are

That's the way (That's the way)

It's going to be

If you don't know

You can't educate, ah

For no equal opportunity

[Verse 2]

(Talkin' 'bout my freedom)

Talkin' 'bout my freedom

People freedom (Freedom)

And liberty

Yeah, we been trodding on the wine press

Much too long

Rebel, rebel

Yes, we've been trodding on the wine press

Much too long

Rebel, rebel

[Verse 3]

Babylon system is the vampire, yeah (Vampire)

Suckin' the children day by day, yeah

Me say the Babylon system is the vampire

Falling empire

Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yeah

[Verse 4]

Building church and university, whoa, yeah

Deceiving the people continually, yeah

Me say them

Graduating thieves and murderers

Look out now, they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (Sufferers)

Yeah (Sufferers)

[Verse 5]

Tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth right now

Come on and tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth

Tell the children the truth

Come on and tell the children the truth

[Verse 6]

'Cause, 'cause we've been trodding on ya wine press

Much too long

Rebel, rebel

And we've been taken for granted

Much too long

Rebel, rebel now

[Verse 7]

Trodding on the wine press

(Rebel, rebel) Got to rebel, y'all

Oh, we've been trodding on the wine press

Much too long

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Rebel, rebel)

From the very day we left the shores (Trodding on the winepress)

Of our father's land

(Rebel, rebel)

We've been trampled on

Oh, yeah (Taken for granted)

Oh, no (Rebel)

Written by: Bob Marley

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