Get Up, Stand Up - Extended Alternate Version

Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight

You, preacher man, don't tell me
Heaven is under the Earth
You a duppy and you don't know
What life is really worth
It's not all that glitter is gold
And half the story has never been told
So now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights
Come on

Get up, stand up (brother)
Stand up for your rights (come on)
Get up, stand up (sisters)
Don't give up the fight (I'm beggin' you to)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
I say, "Don't give up the fight"

'Cause you know most people think
A great God will come from the skies
And take away every little thing
And left everybody dry
But if you know what life is worth
You would look for yours right here on Earth
And now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights
Come on!

Get up, stand up
(Don't make them push you 'round)
Stand up for your rights (come on, brothers)
Get up, stand up (be brave now)
Don't give up the fight (don't be no nigga now)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
(Don't let them hold you down)
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight

We're sick and tired of this bullshit game
Die and go to Heaven in Jesus name
We know, we know, and we understand
Almighty Jah is a living man
You fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
And now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights
Come on!

Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights (come on, brothers)
Get up, stand up
I say, "Don't give up the fight"
(Don't let them push you 'round)
I say, "Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights" (come on, sisters)
Get up, stand up
I say, "Don't give up the fight"

(Come on) get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights (come on, everybody)
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight (don't be no dude, now on)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight

We've been down, we've been down too long
Stand up for your rights (don't give up the fight)
(Stand up for your right now) get up, stand up
(Don't give up the fight, my brothers)
Don't give up the fight (don't give up the fight now)
The country has got to be free
I say, "Don't give up the fight"
Fighting against imperialism

Fighting against colonialism
Fighting against victimization
Fighting against humiliation
Fighting against narcissistion
Don't give up the fight (explanation)
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up (stand up for your rights)
(Don't let them push you 'round)

Get up, stand up (don't give up the fight)
Don't give up the fight (don't give up the fight)
Get up, stand up (don't give up, nigga)
Stand up for your rights (don't give up the fight)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights