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Bob Marley & The Wailers

One Drop

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Roots Reggae

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

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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

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]

Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

Why-yo, why-yo, why-yo

Why-yo-yo-yo-yo

[Verse 2]

Feel it in the one drop

And we'll still find time to rap

We're makin' the one stop

The generation gap

Now feel this drumbeat

As it beats within

Playin' a riddim

Resisting against the system, ooh-wee

[Verse 3]

I know Jah's never let us down

Pull your rights from wrong

I know Jah would never let us down

Oh no, oh no, oh no

They made their world so hard (So hard)

Every day we got to keep on fighting (Fighting)

They made their world so hard (So hard)

Every day the people are dyin', yeah

For hunger and starvation

Lamentation

But read it in Revelation

You'll find your redemption

And then you give us the teachings of His Majesty

For we no want no devil philosophy

A you been give us the teachings of His Majesty

A we no want no devil philosophy

[Verse 4]

Feel it in the one drop

And we'll still find time to rap

We're makin' the one stop

We're filling the gap

So feel this drumbeat

As it beats within

Playin' a riddim, uh

Fighting against ism and schism, singing

[Verse 5]

I know Jah's never let us down

Pull your rights from wrong

I know Jah's never let us down

Oh no, oh no, oh no

They made their world so hard

Every day we got to keep on fighting, every day

They made their world so hard

Every day the people are dyin', eh

Oh, wha' make them a gwan so

I'll walk

Ah, wha, ah wha, frighten them

Ah wha, frighten them, eh

Give us the teachings of His Majesty, with a stick up

We no want no devil philosophy, can you hear?

Give us the teachings of His Majesty

For we no want no devil philosophy

[Verse 6]

We feel it in the one drop, you're lucky

For we still got time to rap

And we're makin' the one stop

Let me tell ya, this generation gap

So feel this drumbeat

I tell you what, it's beating within

Written by: Bob Marley

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