No woman no cry, No woman no cry
No woman no cry, No woman no cry
Said!said!said! I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown,
Oba! oba! serving the ypocrites As they would mingle
with the good people we meet.Good friends we have,
oh, good friends we've lost along the way
In this great future, you can't forget your past So dry your tears,
I seh No woman no cry, No woman no cry ere,
little darlin, don't shed no tears, No woman no cry
Said!said!said! I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown
And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,Of which I'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage,So I've got to push on through
But while Im gone, I mean Everythings gonna be alright!
Everythings gonna be alright! Everythings gonna be alright!
Everythings gonna be alright! I said, everythings gonna be alright
Everythings gonna be alright! Everythings gonna be alright,
now!Everythings gonna be alright! So,No woman no cry,
No - no woman woman, no cry, Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry.I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,Of which I'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage, So Ive got to push on through
But while I'm gone, No woman no cry, No woman no cry
Woman, little darlin, say don't shed no tears
No, woman, no cry. Eh! little darlin, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry. Little sister, don't shed no tears. No woman no cry
Song Title : "Marley wrote this, but gave a composer credit to Vincent Ford, one of his friends from Jamaica who helped him out when he was very poor. By giving Ford the credit, Marley was helping out an old friend by making sure he got royalty checks. Ford ran a soup kitchen in Kingston."
"According to Rolling Stone magazine, the "Government yard in Trench Town" refers to the Jamaican public-housing project where Marley lived in the late '50s."
"This became Marley's first hit when it was released as a single from his album, Live!, which was recorded at the Lyceum in London in 1975. It was a hot July night, and they gave a rousing performance. This tour was a breakthrough for Marley and The Wailers. Their previous tour went horribly, as audiences outside of Jamaica did not appreciate his pure Reggae. He polished and tightened his sound for this tour in order to compete with the slick arena acts that were popular at the time, and got a great response. Glowing reviews led to sold out shows in the US, and by the time the tour hit London, they were a huge success."
