no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry cause i remember when we used to sit in a government yard in trenchtown observing the hypocrites mingle with the good people we meet good friends we have now good friends we have lost along the way in this great future you can t forget your past so dry your tears i say no woman no cry no woman no cry oh little darling don t shed no tears no woman no cry cause i remember when we used to sit in the government yard in trenchtown when georgie would make the fire lights i say log would burnin through the nights then we would cook cornmeal porridge of which i ll share with you my feet is my only carriage so i ve got to push on thru and while i m gone everything s gonna be alright everything s gonna be alright everything s gonna be alright now everything s gonna be alright everything s gonna be alright now everything s gonna be alright no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry oh little darlin don t shed no tears no woman no cry oh little darlin don t shed no tears no woman no cry said i re said i re said i remember no woman no cry you and i and you and i and you and i no woman no cry cause i remember when we used to sit there no woman no cry in a government yard no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry yeah no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry yeah no woman no cry no woman no cry yeah no woman no cry no woman no cry