No Woman No Cry
Embracing Resilience: No Tears, No Worries
Lyrics
No, woman, no cry;
Reassurance and comfort, advising a woman not to cry.
No, woman, no cry;
-No, woman, no cry;
-No, woman, no cry.
-'Cause - 'cause - 'cause I remember when a we used to sit
Recollection of sitting in a government yard in Trenchtown, observing hypocrites, and mingling with good people.
In a government yard in Trenchtown,
-Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites - yeah! -
-Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah!
-Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost
Acknowledgment of good friends lost along the way in life's journey.
Along the way, yeah!
-In this great future, you can't forget your past;
Emphasis on the importance of remembering the past in building a great future; encouraging to dry tears.
So dry your tears, I seh. Yeah!
-No, woman, no cry;
Reiteration of the refrain, advising the woman not to cry.
No, woman, no cry. Eh, yeah!
-A little darlin', don't shed no tears:
-No, woman, no cry. Eh!
-Said - said - said I remember when we used to sit
Additional memories of sitting in the government yard, making fire lights, and cooking cornmeal porridge.
In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah!
-And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
-I seh, logwood burnin' through the nights, yeah!
-Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, say,
Sharing cornmeal porridge, emphasizing reliance on one's feet, and determination to push on through life.
Of which I'll share with you, yeah!
-My feet is my only carriage
-And so I've got to push on through.
-Oh, while I'm gone,
Optimistic repetition that everything is going to be alright, offering reassurance and hope.
Everything's gonna be all right!
-Everything's gonna be all right!
-Everything's gonna be all right, yeah!
-Everything's gonna be all right!
-Everything's gonna be all right-a!
-Everything's gonna be all right!
-Everything's gonna be all right, yeah!
-Everything's gonna be all right!
-So no, woman, no cry;
Reiteration of the refrain, comforting the woman and advising her not to shed tears.
No, woman, no cry.
-I seh, O little - O little darlin', don't shed no tears;
-No, woman, no cry, eh.
-No, woman - no, woman - no, woman, no cry;
Final repetition of the refrain with a plea for the little darlin' not to shed tears.
No, woman, no cry.
-One more time I got to say:
-O little - little darlin', please don't shed no tears;
-No, woman, no cry.
Concluding affirmation that the woman should not cry.
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