Lyrics to Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & the Wailers from the Babylon by Bus/Catch a Fire/Burnin' album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more!
Bob Marley - Get up, stand up lyrics. Up, Stand Up, stand up for your right Get Up, Stand Up, don't give up the fight Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth I know you don't know what life is really Get up, stand up [Chorus:] Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight (2x) You, preacher man don't tell me Heaven is under the earth You a duppy and you don't know What life is really worth It's not all that glitter is gold And half the story has never been told So now we see the light We gonna stand up Stand up for your rights! Overall Meaning. "Get up, stand up" is a powerful song by Bob Marley and the Wailers that calls for action and freedom. The song urges individuals to stand up for their rights and to fight for a better life. It encourages listeners to stop following blindly and to question authority. on tight|Wherever I land I'm able to stand|And say that it's been worth the fight|Yeah, and it's been one hell of a fight|I'm still running for something|And I had But you can't fool all the people all the time. So now you see the light. We're gonna stand up for our right. Get up, stand up, stand up for your right. Get up stand up, stand up for your rights