Get Up, Stand Up - Extended Alternate Version

Lyrics for Get Up, Stand Up - Extended Alternate Version

Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight 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 for our rights Come on Get up, stand up (brother) Stand up for your rights (come on) Get up, stand up (sisters) Don't give up the fight (I'm beggin' you to) Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up I say, "Don't give up the fight" 'Cause you know most people think A great God will come from the skies And take away every little thing And left everybody dry But if you know what life is worth You would look for yours right here on Earth And now we see the light We gonna stand up for our rights Come on! Get up, stand up (Don't make them push you 'round) Stand up for your rights (come on, brothers) Get up, stand up (be brave now) Don't give up the fight (don't be no nigga now) Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights (Don't let them hold you down) Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight We're sick and tired of this bullshit game Die and go to Heaven in Jesus name We know, we know, and we understand Almighty Jah is a living man You fool some people sometimes But you can't fool all the people all the time And now we see the light We gonna stand up for our rights Come on! Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights (come on, brothers) Get up, stand up I say, "Don't give up the fight" (Don't let them push you 'round) I say, "Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights" (come on, sisters) Get up, stand up I say, "Don't give up the fight" (Come on) get up, stand up Stand up for your rights (come on, everybody) Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight (don't be no dude, now on) Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight We've been down, we've been down too long Stand up for your rights (don't give up the fight) (Stand up for your right now) get up, stand up (Don't give up the fight, my brothers) Don't give up the fight (don't give up the fight now) The country has got to be free I say, "Don't give up the fight" Fighting against imperialism Fighting against colonialism Fighting against victimization Fighting against humiliation Fighting against narcissistion Don't give up the fight (explanation) Don't give up, don't give up Don't give up, don't give up Don't give up (stand up for your rights) (Don't let them push you 'round) Get up, stand up (don't give up the fight) Don't give up the fight (don't give up the fight) Get up, stand up (don't give up, nigga) Stand up for your rights (don't give up the fight) Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights