Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never even seem to hear you cry
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
Well the officers are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
'Cause as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
Oh, oh, oh
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Harder they come, harder they'll fall one and all
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never even seem to hear you cry
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
Well the officers are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
'Cause as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
Oh, oh, oh
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come, the harder they'll fall, one and all
The harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Harder they come, harder they'll fall one and all
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"The Harder They Come" as written by Jimmy Cliff
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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