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Artist: Bob Marley
Canonical path: /bob-marley/the-heathen
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The Heathen
Read The Heathen lyrics by Bob Marley on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Heathen
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the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
Rise up fallen fighters,
Rise and take your stance again.
'Tis he who fight and run away
Live to fight another day.
With the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
As a man sow, shall he reap
And I know that talk is cheap.
But the hotter the battle
A the sweeter Jah victory.
With the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
Rise up, fallen fighters,
Rise and take your stance again.
'Tis he who fight and run away,
Live to fight another day.
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
the heathen back they 'pon the wall!
the heathen back, yeah, 'pon the wall!
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Bob Marley performs "The Heathen", and this lyric page sits inside the Bob Marley catalog on LyroVerse.
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