Canticles of the Unhomed
Friday, July 22, 2005
No Woman, No Cry
In the spirit of others that seem to like posting song lyrics, this is a song on which I have been leaning relatively heavily of late. I don't know why, I guess it just reminds me that the universe is more or less unfolding as it should.
No Woman, No Cry
(Bob Marley, as done by Xavier Rudd)
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have, Oh, good friends we have lost
Along the way
In this great future,
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I seh No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry Said I remember when we use to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
I seh, log would burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which i'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage
And so i've got to push on thru,
Oh, while i'm gone
Everything 's gonna be alright
Everything 's gonna be alright No woman no cry
No woman no cry
I seh little darlin'
Don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
(Bob Marley, as done by Xavier Rudd)
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have, Oh, good friends we have lost
Along the way
In this great future,
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I seh No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry Said I remember when we use to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
I seh, log would burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which i'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage
And so i've got to push on thru,
Oh, while i'm gone
Everything 's gonna be alright
Everything 's gonna be alright No woman no cry
No woman no cry
I seh little darlin'
Don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
If you haven't had the chance to check Xavier Rudd out, check out his website; he's got some mp3 samples of his music, but you should go and buy his albums. Its great for mellow grooving kind of moods. He's got this really great acoustic/world kind of sound, with a real global cultural consciousness. Check out one of his videos here. Requires Windows Media Player.
:: written by Matt Thompson, 5:36 PM
1 Comments:
hi Matt,
when are you coming to visit us? does this little song mean you are not with your lady friend anymore?
Kimmy
when are you coming to visit us? does this little song mean you are not with your lady friend anymore?
Kimmy
