Jimmy Cliff

Bob You Did Yu Job

Jimmy Cliff


Many things have been said about you, 
some false, some true 
Not because everyone is saying why I'm saying too 
What I have to say needs to be said, because it's true 

You gave the people in your song the essence of the truth 
Your passage through this life 
Was a great big gift to humanity 
And I reference you really and truly 
Oh Bob Marley Bob yu did yu job, 
yow-yow-yow-yow Bob yu did yu job, 
yow-yow-yow-yow Bob yu did yu job, 
yow-yow-yow-yow Brother Bob yu did yu job, 
yoga-yoga-yow-yow 

Touch the hearts of so many people, specially the grass-roots 
And you made so many disciple while you touch mine too 
More than anyone in this century and I can name a few: 
More than Beatles and Beach Boys and Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones 
Yes, and even more than mega star Michael Jackson 
Bob yu did yu job, yow-yow-yow-yow 
Bob yu did yu job, yow-yow-yow-yow 
Bob yu did yu job, yow-yow-yow-yow 
Brother Bob yu did yu job, 
yoga-yoga-yow-yow 

Then your spirit all the singers and players of music of today 
A higher inspiration might we had in yesterday 
You were a saint who never depart from the normal way 
Of true reggae, reggae philosophy 
Bob yu did yu job, yow-yow-yow-yow 
Bob yu did yu job, yow-yow-yow-yow 
Bob yu did yu job (a true), yow-yow-yow-yow 
Brother Bob yu did yu job (true), 
yocka-yocka-yow-yow 

Your passage through this life 
Was a great big gift (a true) to humanity 
And I reference you really and truly Brother Bob Marley 
Brother Bob yu did yu job (a true), yoga-yoga-yow-yow 
Brother Bob yu did yu job (true), yow-yow-yow-yow 
Brother Bob yu did yu job (a true), yoga-yoga-yow-yow 
Brother Bob yu did yu job (true)...