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Yes, mi friend, mi friend
Dem set me free again
Yes, mi friend, mi friend
Me deh pon street again
The bars could not hold me
Force could not control me now
They try to keep me down
But God put me around
Yes, I've been accused
Wrongly abused now
But through the powers of the Most High
They've got to turn me loose, mh
Don't try to cold me up on this bridge, now
I've got to reach Mount Zion
The highest region
If you a bull-bucka
Let me tell you that
I'm a duppy conqueror, conqueror
Yes, mi friend, mi good friend
Dem set me free again, mh
Yes, mi friend
Dem turn me loose again
Don't try to cold me up on this bridge, now
I've got to reach Mount Zion
The highest region
If you a bull-bucka
Let me tell you
I'm a duppy conqueror, conqueror
Yes, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
We deh a street again
Yes, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
Dem set me free again
Don't try to show off
Fi make yuh friend dem laugh, what a la-la
For I will cut you off
And I will take the last laugh
I'm crying
Yes, mi friend
Me deh a street again, yeah
Yes mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
Dem set me free again, ooh, yeah, mmh
Bars could not hold me
Force could not control now
Dem set me free again
Yes, mi friend, mi friend
Me deh pon street again
The bars could not hold me
Force could not control me now
They try to keep me down
But God put me around
Yes, I've been accused
Wrongly abused now
But through the powers of the Most High
They've got to turn me loose, mh
Don't try to cold me up on this bridge, now
I've got to reach Mount Zion
The highest region
If you a bull-bucka
Let me tell you that
I'm a duppy conqueror, conqueror
Yes, mi friend, mi good friend
Dem set me free again, mh
Yes, mi friend
Dem turn me loose again
Don't try to cold me up on this bridge, now
I've got to reach Mount Zion
The highest region
If you a bull-bucka
Let me tell you
I'm a duppy conqueror, conqueror
Yes, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
We deh a street again
Yes, mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
Dem set me free again
Don't try to show off
Fi make yuh friend dem laugh, what a la-la
For I will cut you off
And I will take the last laugh
I'm crying
Yes, mi friend
Me deh a street again, yeah
Yes mi friend, mi friend, mi friend
Dem set me free again, ooh, yeah, mmh
Bars could not hold me
Force could not control now
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I don't know if Mr. Kevin here got the words right to this song, I'll find out the lyrics and post them.