Poor Marcus

Johnny Clarke

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Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey

Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus

Him own brethren sell him fi rice an' peas Him own brethren sell him fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem givе 'way like how Judas give 'way Christ Dem give 'way like how Judas give 'way Christ And they didn't know thеre'll be time like this And they didn't know there'll be time like this And now the human race is in such a squeeze And now the human race is in such a squeeze Men like Bag O' Wire should be burn in fire-fire Men like Bag O' Wire should be burn in fire-fire And woman like Mother Muschett should be stoned like Jezebel And woman like Mother Muschett should be stoned like Jezebel

Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas

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It was she an' Bag O' Wire who gave away Garvey It was she an' Bag O' Wire who gave away Garvey And that's why they are nowhere around today And that's why they are nowhere around today

Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas

Bag O' Wire an' Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Bag O' Wire an' Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Bag O' Wire and Mother Muschett sold Marcus Garvey Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Men like Bag O' Wire should be burn in fire-fire Men like Bag O' Wire should be burn in fire-fire An' woman like Mother Muschett should be stoned like Jezebel An' woman like Mother Muschett should be stoned like Jezebel

Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas

Mother Muschett an' Bag O' Wire end up livin' nowhere Mother Muschett an' Bag O' Wire end up livin' nowhere Bag O' Wire close, was torn off like the stars in the sky Bag O' Wire close, was torn off like the stars in the sky

Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Poor Marcus Garvey Poor Marcus Garvey Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Dem never love, never love, never love poor Marcus Poor Marcus Garvey Poor Marcus Garvey Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas Dem give 'way, dem give 'way, dem give 'way fi rice an' peas

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Composition: Johnny Clarke

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