The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits including "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Sunny", "Rasputin", "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" and "Rivers of Babylon".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boney_M.
Studio albums
Take the Heat off Me (1976)
Love for Sale (1977)
Nightflight to Venus (1978)
Oceans of Fantasy (1979)
Boonoonoonoos (1981)
Christmas Album (1981)
Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984)
Eye Dance (1985)
No Woman No Cry
Boney M. Lyrics
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No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
'Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Good friends we have now
Good friends we've lost
Along the way
In this great future
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I say
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Oh little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
'Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
When Georgie would make the fire lights
I say, log would be burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which I'd share with you
My feet is my only carriage
So I've got to push on through
And while I'm gone
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Oh little darlin' don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
Oh little darlin' don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
Said I re, said I re, said I remember
No woman no cry
You and I and you and I and you and I
No woman no cry
Said I remember when we used to sit there
No woman no cry
In a government yard
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry, yeah
No woman no cry
No woman no cry (you sweet darling)
No woman no cry
No woman no cry, yeah
No woman no cry
No woman no cry, yeah
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
The song "No Woman No Cry" by Boney M. is a cover of Bob Marley's original song. The song's main message is about keeping the faith and being optimistic through life's struggles, as the lyrics suggest by saying "Everything's gonna be alright". The song starts by repeating the same line "No woman no cry" four times, which means that there is no need for women to cry as their men are there to support them. The first verse talks about the memories of sitting with friends in a government yard in Trenchtown, observing the hypocrites and good people mingling with each other. The singer is reminding his friends that even though they have lost some good friends along the way, they should not forget their past and should dry their tears because everything is going to be alright.
The second verse talks about more memories of sitting with friends in Trenchtown while Georgie would make the fire lights and they would cook cornmeal porridge. The singer emphasizes the importance of not forgetting where one comes from and that his feet are his only carriage, so he has to push on through. The chorus is repeated many times throughout the song, reminding the listener to not cry and that everything's going to be alright. The last few lines repeat "No woman no cry" and "You and I", emphasizing that we should all stick together and support each other through the hard times.
Line by Line Meaning
No woman no cry
Don't worry, everything's going to be okay. Keep moving forward without shedding tears.
'Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah
Good friends we have now
Good friends we've lost
Along the way
Reflecting on the past, when we frequently spent time in the government yard in Trenchtown with our friends. On that occasion, we saw hypocrites mingling with good people we met. We have new good friends and we've also lost friends along the way.
In this great future
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I say
No woman no cry
In the beautiful future, it's important to remember your past because it makes you who you are today. So, don't shed any tears because it's not worth worrying about.
Oh little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
Don't cry, my dear. With no woman, everything will be alright.
When Georgie would make the fire lights
I say, log would be burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which I'd share with you
My feet is my only carriage
So I've got to push on through
And while I'm gone
In the past, Georgie used to make a fire in the night and we would cook cornmeal porridge. I would share the porridge with you. Since I don't have anything except my two feet, I must continue to persevere. And while I'm away,
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Don't worry, everything will be fine. Repeated for emphasis and encouragement.
Said I re, said I re, said I remember
No woman no cry
You and I and you and I and you and I
No woman no cry
Said I remember when we used to sit there
No woman no cry
In a government yard
In summary, I recall our time in the government yard. Once again, no woman, no cry. We've always been together and we'll be together even in the future.
No woman no cry (you sweet darling)
No woman, don't cry, my sweet darling.
No woman no cry, yeah
No woman no cry
No woman no cry, yeah
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman, no need for tears. Repeated for emphasis and encouragement.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Vincent Ford
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@MaheshSolanki-ti2fu
Simply pure music and clean songs without the use of foul language..
Heaven for music lovers
@mayanscythe
Yessirr
@keshavhotwheelscollection
Boneym and Osibisa were the best in the 70s and 80s
@ashoksarin2736
Even after 27 years - one can feel the difference between the creativity & originality of lyrics & melody of that era!
Boney M will always live in my ❤ !
@theallknowing229
This song was originally sung by bob marley, bro.
@joemarshall7214
Vbb
@BertKrus
Boney M were great and this version of the Bob Marley song is superb!
@giovannijesus9531
That's true, nowadays the music use too much autotune and the quality is completely different, I love old school music
@geraldoclementearaujo9554
Puta Mérda ,cadê o português
@francesca1386
No one comes close to these true artist.!! They did not use vulgar language to be successful!! A real class act.