Cover art for Marcus Garvey by Sinéad O’Connor
Oct. 4, 20051 viewer

Marcus Garvey Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Marcus Garvey's words come to pass
Marcus Garvey's words come to pass
Ain't got no food to eat
Ain't got no money to spend, oh-oh-oh
Ain't got no food to eat, ooh-ooh-ohh
Ain't got no money to spend, oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Come, little one and let me do what I can for you
And you and you alone
Come, little one, come, oh-oh-oh
Let me do what I can, ooh-ooh-ohh
For you and you alone, oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
Knows the right and do it not
Shall be spanked with many stripes
Weeping and wailing and moaning
You've got yourself to blame, I tell you
Do right, do right, do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right, do right
Oh-oh-oh, tell you to do right
Ooh-ooh-ohh, beg you to do right
Oh-oh-oh
[Verse 4]
Where is Bagga Wire? He's nowhere around
He can't be found
First betrayer who gave away Marcus Garvey
Son of Satan, first prophecy, oh-oh-oh
Hold them Marcus, hold them, ooh-ooh-ooh
Prophecy fulfilled, oh-oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ohh, hold them Marcus, hold them
Oh-oh-oh, prophecy fulfilled

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October 4, 2005
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