The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yea let me tell you something right now
Don't care them jealousy don't care hypocrisy zero visibility ahead of me
Don't care hypocrisy their lies and jealously zero visibility ahead of me
But I still
Work hard step by step together work hard work hard step by step yea we'll put Together
Jah bless and you muma vex jah bless and you pupa vex Jah bless popes and
Preachers vex Jah bless
Now stumbling blocks move out the way we've got to make it through the day
And all them works that you see go on I and I no mash no corn
Well stumbling block move out the way we've got to make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on I and I no mash no corn
So work hard push and pull together work hard work hard yea we want some good
Work hard
Tell you this yea one day we will be together
Jah bless and you muma vex Jah bless them pupa Jah bless the pope and preacher Vex
Hey stumbling block move out of the way we've got to make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on well I and I no mash no corn
Hey stumbling block move out the way we're gonna make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on yea well natty dread no mash no corn
We work hard work hard work hard till we belly full step by step well pull
Together Jah bless and the preacher vex Jah bless my school, teacher vex Jah
Bless all them people vex
Jah bless
Don't care them jealousy don't care hypocrisy zero visibility ahead of me
Don't care hypocrisy their lies and jealously zero visibility ahead of me
But I still
Work hard step by step together work hard work hard step by step yea we'll put Together
Jah bless and you muma vex jah bless and you pupa vex Jah bless popes and
Preachers vex Jah bless
Now stumbling blocks move out the way we've got to make it through the day
And all them works that you see go on I and I no mash no corn
Well stumbling block move out the way we've got to make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on I and I no mash no corn
So work hard push and pull together work hard work hard yea we want some good
Work hard
Tell you this yea one day we will be together
Jah bless and you muma vex Jah bless them pupa Jah bless the pope and preacher Vex
Hey stumbling block move out of the way we've got to make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on well I and I no mash no corn
Hey stumbling block move out the way we're gonna make it through the day
And all the works that you see go on yea well natty dread no mash no corn
We work hard work hard work hard till we belly full step by step well pull
Together Jah bless and the preacher vex Jah bless my school, teacher vex Jah
Bless all them people vex
Jah bless
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Jah Bless Lyrics as written by Vincent Ford Stephen Marley
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