The Harder They Come — текст песни (Jimmy Cliff)

(Jimmy Cliff)

Oh yeah, but oh yeah, oh yeah, alright

Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you`re born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry

So as sure as the sun will shine
I`m gonna get my share now of what`s mine
And then the harder they come, the harder they`ll fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come, the harder they`ll fall, one and all

Well, the oppressors are tryin` to keep me down
Tryin` to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they`ve done

`Cos as sure as the sun will shine
I`m gonna get my share now of what`s mine
And then the harder they come, the harder they`ll fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come, harder they`ll fall, one and all

Oh yeah, well oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

But I`ll keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you`re dead you can`t
But I`d rather be a free man in my grave
Then living as a puppet or a slave

So as sure as the sun will shine
I`m gonna get my share right now of what`s mine
And then the harder they come, the harder they`ll fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come, harder they`ll fall, one and all
Yeah, the harder they come, the harder they`ll fall, one and all
(Wanna say now, wanna say now - oh
Wanna say now, wanna say one more time)
Yeah, the harder they come, harder they`ll fall, one and all .....

from `The Harder They Come` (soundtrack, 1972)