No Woman, No Cry

No woman, no cry No woman, no cry No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Say I remember when we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown Ob-Observing the hypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet Good friends we have Oh, good friends we lost along the way In this great future You can't forget your past So dry your tears, I say No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Said I remember when we use to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown And then Georgie would make the fire lights I seh, logwood burnin' through the nights Then we would cook cornmeal porridge Of which I'll share with you My feet is my only carriage So I've got to push on through Everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Good friends we have, oh Good friends we lost along the way In this great future You can't forget your past So dry your tears, I say No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Hey, little darling, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry