I say, I woke up with Jah rising sun tears in my eyes caise I heard a dreadful news last night I heard Bob Marley die and I know mighty dread shall rise Zion lion just flew away to his mystic resting place Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should they die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should they die so soon Then I wail up to Jah wailing sun with tears in my heart dreadful night, dreadful day, dreadful morning so sad to see a sunrise die and I know mighty dread shall rise again Zion lion just flew away to his mystic resting place Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should they die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should black heroes die so soon Why should they die so soon Silent night, silent news, silent mystic, Night move (ad lib) Silent night, silent news, silent mystic, Night move (ad lib) (in a mystic morning, in a mystic night) (ad lib)