Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Chorus 1
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
Verse 1
Rise up fallen fighters,
Rise and take your stance a-gain.
'Tis he who fight and run a-way,
Live to fight a-nother day. With...
Chorus 2
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
Verse 2
As a man sow; shall he reap,
And I know that talk is cheap.
But the hotter the bat-tle;
A-the sweeter Jah victo-ry.
Chorus 3
Put de heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
Verse 3
Rise up fallen fighters,
Rise and take your stance a-gain.
'Tis he who fight and run a-way,
Live to fight a-nother day.
Chorus 4
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
De heathen back dey, 'pon de wall,
De heathen back, 'pon de wall.
(Repeat to Fade)
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