...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley
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*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*
Intro:
(x2)
Verse 1:
All twinklin' lee,
Can't see the right rose, when the streams a-bate.
The old slave men, might grind slow, but it grinds fine, yeah.
Chorus 1:
African Herbsman, why linger on?
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
(n.)
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
(They had to part)...
Verse 2:
The re-membrance of to-day,
Is the sad feelin' of to-morrow.
(...How quick...), oh, (...part), oh yeah.
Chorus 2:
African Herbsman, seize your time,
I'm takin' il-lusion on the edge of my mind.
I'm takin' losers down through my life,
(n.)
Down through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part).
(They had to part).
Verse 3:
Dideh part, yes, they part,
The re-membrance of to-day.
(How quick they had to part).
Chorus 3:
African Herbsman, why linger on?
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
African Herbsman, why linger on?
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
(n.)
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
(They had to part).
Verse 4:
In re-membrance of to-day,
Brings sad feelings of to-morrow.
Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray to you.
Coda:
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman),
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman).
(Repeat to Fade)
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