Lyric discussion by Skriddles 

Cover art for Pomp And Pride lyrics by Toots And The Maytals

After reading and listening to live versions, here's my take, which I tried to put into the main lyric field, but it doesn't seem to stick.

Everybody just Cryin' out (cryin' out) Come down (come down) off your pomps and your pride. Come down (come down) Come down (come down) Off your pomps and pride. Everybody just Cryin' out (cryin' out) Come down (come down) off your pomps and pride. Easily an' a happily, nicely an' come down off your pomps and pride For today, today, today is a happy day For tonight tonight, can be a better night!

Do re mi fah so la te do... Everybody's just cryin' cryin' Sighing sighing Dying to see the light. And when they see it, they say it not bright. Can this be right? Everybody just Come down (come down) Come down (come down) off your pomps and pride. Easily an' a happily, nicely, an' come down Come down off your pomps and pride.

For today, today, today is a happy day. For tonight tonight, can be a happy night. Do re mi fah so la te do... Everybody's just cryin' cryin' Sighing sighing Dying to see the light. And when they see it, they say it not bright. Can this be right? Everybody just Come down (come down) Come down (come down) off your pomps and pride Easily an' a happily, nicely, an' come down Come down off your pomps and pride.