how long shall you carry that burden on your shoulders how long shall those tears keep running down your beautiful face we all have troubles now and again know what i m saying no matter how hard you try trouble will find us one way or the other people had troubles since the pope was an alter boy people had worries from when the dead sea was only critical hear those drums rolling and listen to those guitars skanking put a smile on your face don t let the troubles get you down shoop shoop doo be doo put a smile on your face don t let the troubles get you down let me tell you how we feel we feel irie we feel irie we feel irie we feel so irie tell me now do you feel like we do do you feel like we do do you feel like we do no man can hide from his fears since they are part him they always know where to find him come on walk tall and keep your head high i tell you again and again put a smile on your face don t let the troubles get you down shoop shoop doo be doo put a smile on your face don t let the troubles get you down shoop shoop doo be doo