LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Every Monday Morning Comes; and again it’s time to work.

—Messina

“Work” (1980) by Bob Marley and the Wailers

We, Jah people, can make it work

Come together and make it work, yeah!

We can make it work

Yes, we can make it work

Five days to go: working for the next day

Four days to go: working for the next day

Say we got: three days to go, now, working for the next day

Two days to go (ooh): working for the next day, yeah

Say we got: one day to go: working for the

Every day is work – work – work – work!

We can make it work

We can make it work

[bridge]

We, Jah people, can make it work

Come together and make it work, yeah!

We can make it work

Yes, we can make it work

We got: five days to go work, oh! – working for the next day, eh!

Four days to go: working for the –

Three days to go now: working for the next day, yeah!

Two days to go: working for the next day

Say we got: one day to go now: working for –

Every day is work, wotcha-wa!

(Work!) I work in the midday sun

(Work!) I work til’ the evening come!

(Work!) If ya’ ain’t got nothing to do!

(Work!) Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo-oo-ooh!

(Work!)

Songwriters: Anderson, Adam / Marley, Bob / Satcher, Leslie

Work lyrics © Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Odnil Music Ltd., Leslie Satcher Music, Complete Music Ltd., Fifty Six Hope Road Music Ltd.

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“Work” (live take, Tuff Gong Studio, Kingston, Jamaica) (1980) by Bob Marley and the Wailers

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Bob Marley and the Wailers rehearsal, Tuff Gong Studio, 1980

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