[Intro]
Why boasteth thyself
Oh evil men
Playing smart
And not being clever
Oh-no
I say you’re working iniquity
To achieve vanity yeah
If a-so a-so
But the goodness
Of Jah Jah
Idureth for Iver
If you are the big tree
We are the small axe
Sharpened to cut you down
Ready to cut you down
Oh, yeah,
These are the words
Of my master
Keep on tellin’ me, o-oh
No weak heart
Shall prosper
Oh no they can’t, hey, and
Whosoever diggeth a pit, Lord
Shall fall in it
Shall fall in it
Whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall bury in it
Shall bury in it
If you are a big tree
We are the small axe
Sharpened to cut you down
Ready, to cut you down
And whosoever diggeth the pit
Shall fall in it
Fall in it
Hey
Whosoever diggeth the pit
Shall bury in it
Shall bury in it
If you have a big tree
We have a small axe
Ready to cut you down
Sharpened to cut you down, oh
If you are a big tree
Let me tell you this
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down
Sharpened to cut you down
If you have a, ohhh, tree now
[Fadeout]
One of the best Bob Marley recordings in my opinion, along with ‘Put it On’, on the same (remastered) album
Big tune Great lyrics
Respect and Love
Jah Bless