Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight! Preacher man, don't tell me Heaven is under the earth I know you don't know What life is really worth It's not all that glitters is gold Half the story has never been told And now you see the light You stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! First, you get a swimming pool full of liquor, then you dive in it. Pool full of liquor, then you dive in it. I wave a few bottles, then I watch 'em all flock. All the girls wanna play Baywatch. I Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight! Preacher man, don't tell me. Heaven is under the earth. I know you don't know. What life is really worth. It's not all that glitters is gold. Come on. Get up, stand up, stand up for your right. Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight. Most people think great God will come from the sky. Take away everything, and make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth. You would look for yours on earth. And now you see the light. You stand up for your right, yeah. At one moment, as Marley and Cindy duet, Rita stands at a distance, singing, "I love you, I love you, I love you," and we feel her hurt. The voices of Brooks and Holmes are every bit as The song is about taking action to avoid oppression and to stand up for your rights. It was influenced by Rastafari religion and the music of War. It was the last song Marley performed before his death in 1981. The lyrics have religious and social messages, and the music is based on the song "Slippin' Into Darkness" by War. [Bridge: Zayn] Then I will steal us a car And we will drive to the stars I will give you the moon, it's the least I can do If you give me the chance [Breakdown: All, Niall] Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh So Music and lyrics. Burnin ' opens with one of The Wailers best known songs, [citation needed] the call to action "Get Up, Stand Up" and includes a more confrontational and militant tone than previous records, [citation needed] such as in another Wailers standard turned into a number one hit by Eric Clapton, "I Shot the Sheriff". The songs "Duppy You see, most people think Great God will come from the sky Take away everything And make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You would look for yours on earth And now you see the light You stand up for your rights Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight! Similar to Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up [HQ Sound] Bob Marley - Is This Love 95K jam sessions · chords:F♯ₘDABₘ. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jammin' 1.9K jam sessions · chords:GF♯ₘBₘEₘ. Carole King - Up on the Roof (from Welcome To My Living Room) 432 jam sessions · chords:GCFAₘ⁷. Franky Perez & The Forest Rangers-Love is My nykN.