Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon System

We refuse to be, what you wanted us to be
We are what we are, that's the way
It's going to be, if you don't know
You can't educate I, for no equal opportunity
(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom
People freedom (freedom) and liberty!
Yeah, we've been trodding on the wine press
Much too long - rebel, rebel!
Yes, we've been trodding on the wine press
Much too long - rebel, rebel!

Babylon system is the vampire, yeah (vampire)
Suckin' the children day by day, yeah
Me say, de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire
Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah
Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah
Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea
Me say them, graduatin' thieves and murderers
Look out now, they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers)
Yea-ea-ea (sufferers)

Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth right now
Come on and tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Tell the children the truth
Come on and tell the children the truth

'Cause, 'cause, we've been trodding on ya wine press
Much too long - rebel, rebel!
And we've been taken for granted much too long
Rebel, rebel now!

(Trodding on the wine press) Trodding on the wine press (rebel)
Got to rebel, y'all (rebel)!
We've been trodding on the wine press
Much too long, ye-e-ah (rebel)
Yea-e-ah (rebel) yeah, yeah

From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the wine press)
Of our Father's land (rebel)
We've been trampled on (rebel)
Oh now (we've been oppressed, yeah) Lord, Lord, go to..

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