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Artist: Bob Marley
Canonical path: /bob-marley/downpressor-man
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Downpressor Man
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Downpressor Man
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Downpressor man, where you gonna run to
Downpressor man, where you gonna run to
Downpressor man, where you gonna run to
All along that day
You gonna run to the sea, but the sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea, the sea will be boiling
When you run to the sea, the sea will be boiling
All along that day
You gonna run to the rocks, the rocks will be melting
When you gonna run to the rocks, the poor rocks will be melting
When you run to the rocks, the rocks will be melting
I said all along that day
So I said downpressor man, where you gonna run to
I said downpressor man, where you gonna run to
I said downpressor man, where you gonna run to
All along that day
You drink your big champagne and laugh, hahahahaha
You drink your big champagne and laugh, hahahahaha
You drink your big champagne and laugh, haha
All along that day
I wouldn't like to be a flea, under your collar man
I wouldn't like to be a flea, under your collar man
I wouldn't like to be a flea, under your collar
All along that day
You can run but you can't hide
You can run but you can't hide
You can run but you can't hide
Telling you all along that day
You gonna run to the lord, begging him to hide you
You gonna run to the lord, begging him to hide you
You gonna run to JAH, begging him to hide you
All, all along the day
And I say downpressor man
where you gonna run to
where you gonna run to
Downpressor man
where you gonna run to
(Downpressor man)
I said all along, along that day
(downpressor man)
Downpressor man
Downpressor man
Downpressor man
Downpressor man
Where
Downpressor man
Where you gonna run to
Downpressor man
I don't know where you gonna run to
All along that day
Downpressor man
You can't run
You can't bribe JAH JAH
Can't call him in a bar
... drink some ....
Can't bribe him around the corner
can't ....
downpressor man, lord
downpressor man
I said downpressor man
Don't run
downpressor man
Where you gonna run to
Downpressor man
You can't bribe no one
Them no want the money
.... money
'Cause money gets funny
(downpressor man)
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