Lyrics Israelites (1970 Live Version) - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Get
up
in
the
morning
slaving
for
bread,
sir
So
that
every
mouth
can
be
fed
Poor
me
Israelites
Get
up
in
the
morning
slaving
for
bread,
sir
So
that
every
mouth
can
be
fed
Poor
me
Israelites
My
wife
an′
my
kids
them
a
pack
up
an'
a
leave
me
Darlin′
she
said,
"I
was
yours
to
be
seen"
Poor
me
Israelites
Shirt
dem
a
tear-up
trousers
a
go
I
don't
want
to
end
up
like
Bonny
and
Clyde
Poor
me
Israelites
After
a
storm
there
must
be
a
calm
You
catch
me
in
your
farm,
you
sound
your
alarm
Poor
me
Israelites
I
said,
"I
get
up
in
the
morning
slaving
for
bread,
sir
So
that
every
mouth
can
be
fed"
Poor
me
Israelites
My
wife
an'
my
kids
them
a
pack
up
an′
a
leave
me
Darlin′
she
said,
"I
was
yours
to
be
seen"
Poor
me
Israelites
Look,
shirt
dem
a
tear-up
trousers
a
go
I
don't
want
to
end
up
like
Bonny
and
Clyde
Poor
me
Israelites
After
a
storm
there
must
be
a
calm
You
catch
me
in
your
farm,
you
sound
your
alarm
Poor
me
Israelites
A-poor,
a-poor,
a-poor,
a-poor
me
Israelites
Ima
wondering
working
for
hard
A-poor,
a-poor,
a-poor,
a-poor
me
Israelites
I
look
a-down
and
out,
sir
A-poor
1 Israelites
2 007 (Shanty Town)
3 You Can Get It If You Really Want
4 It Mek
5 Sing a Little Song
6 Pickney Gal
7 Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)
8 Honour Your Mother & Father
9 Licking Stick
10 It Pays
11 The More You Live
12 Mother's Young Gal
13 Mother Nature
14 Sabotage
15 (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used to Sing
16 Wise Man
17 It Gotta Be So
18 Rude Boy Train
19 Get Up Edina
20 Beautiful and Dangerous
21 Busted Lad
22 Bongo Gal
23 Mother Pepper
24 Everybody Join Hands
25 A It Mek
26 Unity (Alternative Take)
27 King of Ska
28 Rudy Got Soul (Alternative Take)
29 Sentimental Reason
30 Problems
31 Personal Possession (Alternative Take)
32 First Time For a Long Time
33 Young Generation
34 Generosity
35 Keep a Cool Head
36 Get Up Little Suzie
37 Pretty Africa
38 Dancing Time
39 Mount Zion
40 Hanging Tree (Alternative Take)
41 Perseverance
42 Sweet Music (Alternative Take)
43 Fu Manchu (Alternative Take)
44 Mother Long Tongue (Alternative Take)
45 Call On Me, Baby (Alternative Take)
46 Sugar and Spice
47 Shing a Ling
48 Israelites (1970 Live Version)
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