Unauthorized Biography of BOB MARLEY (2nd of 12) by Shaun Boothe
SHAUN BOOTHE Presents the 2nd of 12 Unauthorized Biographies.
1st: JAMES BROWN
2nd: BOB MARLEY
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Unauthorized Biography of Bob Marley
Lyrics:
Born Nesta Robert Marley in JAMAICA
In a small village by the name of Nine Miles
Two slaps on the bottom and he was on his way
Mama only 18 and his father was a white man 32 years her senior
The couple got married but it wasnt too long hed leave her like nice seein ya
Much like the slave masters whod chase after
That young black naïve girl promising the world
He sang the same song and then he was gone
Abandoned, little Bobby and his mama Cedella
So they got up, moved to the city of Kingston to start a new life together
And then they went down
To a government yard in trench town
Some say that it got that name from the open sewer that ran thru her
Either way thats where he grew up
From then on,
In the slums with the squatters, oddly he grew very fond
But little man had to be strong
Cuz in his day it was a disgrace to be mixed race
So he always had to keep his fists raised
And it wasnt long they would call him Tough Gong
Cuz word got around hed lay you down
And often with da rudeboys and the shottas he was found
See back then he was still a boy, just tryna fill a void
That his father left when he left
And thats when he met Joe Higgs
Who taught him how to sing, he released a couple songs
Then he met Peter Tosh who would teach him the guitar
And they started up a group with another friend Bunny
And they dreams were so big
And that group was called the Wailing Wailers
And in 63 when they 1st song hit the scene
They wend from nameless to famous
And they would quickly be the favorites
Finally there was a voice 4 the innercity youth that the people could relate with
However, back at Studio One where the songs were made
they never got paid
Plus Bob Marley was going thru change
Searching for where his heart lies
And in 66 he would marry his girlfriend Rita
Key to his spiritual growth
She would help to convert him to Rastafari
Rasta dont work for no C.I.A.
So gone were the Rude Boy anthems and musically
his new beliefs were fused into every new release
1st album was catch a fire in 72
it wasnt hard to tell he was soon to be
the yardstick against which
reggae will forever be measured
A few albums later Bob Marley and the Wailers
Now internationally known
Try and put on a free show back home
For the poor, ravaged by political war
Suffering
You see he was a political force that rivaled the government
And it being election time they kicked down his door
Gunmen start runnin in and they shot
On the eve of the concert, him and his wife, and they dropped
I suppose they were tryna stop the..
movement of Jah people
they had to make it known
gunsmokell fumigate your home
You aint gonna sway no votes
Singing songs, away you go (gun shots)
And he was left for dead, but there were none braver
Then defiantly, two days later
Arm in a sling, he got on stage
Started to sing, they stood amazed
And he pushed on, millions after millions sold
Transcending all genres, he was healing souls
Then a toe injury from playing football
Turned out cancerous, what was the chance of it
Still he kept on, he said thats how life goes
No matter where it stops he was on the right road
And on his last day, laying sick in bed
Mama by his head, this is what he said
no woman no cry, no woman no cry
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