Bob Marley and The Wailers - So Jah Seh

Bob Marley and The Wailers

So Jah Seh

Natty Dread 1974

©Tuff Gong/Island Records (Universal)

Lycris:

So Jah seh,
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalk
And beg bread."
(No, they can't and you know that they won't!)

So Jah seh,
"Not one of my seeds
Shall sit in the sidewalk
And beg your bread."
(No, they can't and you know that they won't!)
"And verily, verily, I'm saying unto thee, 'I
Inite oneself and love Imanity.'"
'Cause puss and dog they get together:
What's wrong with loving one another?
Puss and dog they get together:
What's wrong with you my brother?

So Jah seh,
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture;
So verily, thou shall be very well."
So Jah seh - yeah! -
"Ye are the sheep of my pasture;
So verily, thou shall be very well," yeah!

And down here in the ghetto,
And down here we suffer.
But I'n'I a-hang on in there
And I'n'I, I naw leggo;
I'n'I a-hang on in there
and I'n'I, I naw leggo.

For so Jah seh - yeah! -
"I'm gone to prepare a place,
That where I am thou shall abide," yeah!
So Jah seh,
"Fear not for mighty dread,
'Cause I'll be there at your side."

And - and down there - down there in the ghetto -
And down there we suffer
But I'n'I a-hang on in there
And I'n'I, I naw leggo.
But I'n'I a-hang on in there
And I'n'I, I naw leggo;
- So Jah seh.


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[lilshyone0204]

bobs best song ever "and down there in the ghetto,and down there we suffer,and i and i,i hang on in there,and i and i,i ain't gonna leggo" and the other line "fear not for mighty dread,cause i'll be there at your side"unmatched lyrics r.i.p BOB we need your guidence now more than ever on peace in a torn and divided world ONE LOVE everybody

[dtapz]

Cos' Puss and Dog they get together, whats wrong with loving one another!!

[darkmanor1]

@dtapz

Can't believe I missed this the first thousand times I listened to this song. Oh my god, I'm crying with laughter. This gets the vote for the best interpretation.

[JustYourFriendRob]

One love

[ThoughtsOfAVisionary]

@subg88 close, the patois is slightly off though.

[subg88]

@ThoughtsOfAVisionary

Those ARE the correct lyrics.

[subg88]

@JohnSmith1925

With a song title such as "So Jah Say" you'd have to pretty dense to think Bob was talking about his own children, but glad someone's here to sort it out for those unfortunate sods.

[darkmanor1]

@JohnSmith1925

Couldn't have said it better myself. People think of Rastafarians as potheads, but there is a historical basis to their belief. This song is a prime example of Bob Marley's amazing capacity to transmit his beliefs into song. Whether or not one agrees with his philosophy, it's eloquently put.

[ThoughtsOfAVisionary]

@lilshyone0204 lol at not getting his lyrics right. but at least youre appreciating this music and not the junk we hear elsewhere in mainstream media (AKA americas propaganda machine)

[JohnSmith1925]

People always misinterpret this songs first few lines. It is not Bob Marley saying that his children will never have to beg, it is supposed to be Haile Selassie saying that not one of his children i.e. a Rastaman, will ever have to sit in the sidewalks of Babylon and beg. The song casts Bob Marley as the spokesperson for Haile Selassie he is not talking about himself or his own children.

[jclifford801]

FIRE ONE UP? wHAT yE SAY?

[wailstone]

That song give me the chills. Bob vocals r off this planet and the intro 2 the song is one of best I've eva heard.