Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, September 1, 1989)
[Intro]
One, a-two, and a one, two
[Verse 1]
They tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
From the minute you're born 'til when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Verse 2]
The oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
Lord, they think they've got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Verse 3]
I'll keep on fightin' for the things I want
Though I know when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Well, the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1]
They tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
From the minute you're born 'til when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Verse 2]
The oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
Lord, they think they've got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Verse 3]
I'll test...
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
[Pre-Chorus]
Sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share of what's mine
[Chorus]
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
[Outro]
The harder they come
Hey, the harder they'll fall, one and all
(One and all, one and all)
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
(What I say, what I say)
The harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Well, the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all