Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry Moon Music

Bob Marley
Bob Marley performing in concert, circa 1980.
Background information
Birth name	Nesta Robert Marley
Born	6 February 1945 Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Died	11 May 1981 (aged 36) Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	Reggae, ska, rocksteady
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, percussion
Years active	1962–1981
Labels	Studio One, Upsetter, Tuff Gong
Associated acts	The Wailers, Wailers Band, The Upsetters, I Threes, Bob Marley & The Wailers
Website	bobmarley.com

"No, Woman, No Cry"
Single by Bob Marley
from the album Natty Dread
Released	1974
Genre	Reggae, rock
Writer(s)	Credited to Vincent Ford
Bob Marley singles chronology
"No, Woman, No Cry" (1974)

"No, Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend.

Writing credit

Though Bob Marley may have written the song,^[1][2] or may have written the melody,^[3] songwriter credits were given to "V. Ford". Vincent Ford was a friend of Marley's who ran a soup kitchen inTrenchtown, the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where Marley grew up. The royalty checks received by Ford ensured the survival and continual running of his soup kitchen.^[4] "No Woman, No Cry" (as recorded by Marley & the Wailers) was No. 37 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Moon Music

No Woman No Cry [live] Lyrics

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've 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.
'Ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone, I mean:
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
[No Woman No Cry [live] lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

Everything's gonna be all right!
I said, everything's gonna be all right-a!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right, now!
Everything's gonna be all right!

So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman - woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone:

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

Eh! (Little darlin', don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister, don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)