Bob Marley - Babylon System Song Lyrics

Lyrics

(Oooh-Oooh, Oooh Oooh)

We refuse to be
What you wanted us to be
We are what we are:
That’s the way (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 winepress
Much too long:
Rebel, rebel.
Yes, we’ve been trodding on the winepress
Much too long:
Rebel, rebel.

Babylon system is the vampire, yea, (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,
(Uuuuuuuuuu)
Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea,
Me say them (Sku-bidu-bidu, sku-bidu-bidu X4) 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, and tell the children the truth

‘Cause - ’cause we’ve been trodding on ya winepress
Much too long:
Rebel, rebel.
And we’ve been taken for granted
Much too long:
Rebel, rebel now.

(Trodding on the winepress)
Trodding on the winepress
(rebel):
Got to rebel, y’all
(rebel)
We’ve been trodding on the winepress
Much too long - ye-e-ah!
(rebel)
Yea-e-ah,
(rebel)
Yeah, Yeah.

From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)
Of our Father’s land (rebel)
We’ve been trampled on (rebel)
Oh now! (taken for granted)
Lord, Lord (rebel)
Go to rebel (rebel)
(fadeout)

Written by

Bob Marley

Album

• Survival

Note

On this page you can view the lyrics of the song 'Babylon System' by Bob Marley and The Wailers, written by Bob Marley, from the album Survival.