There are currently 25 Rockabye Baby! albums on the market featuring the songs of Coldplay, Metallica, Radiohead, Tool, Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Beach Boys, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Queens of the Stone Age, U2, The Ramones, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Bob Marley, Green Day, Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Beatles, and Björk.
Rockabye Baby's most recent releases include Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC, which was released on March 4th, 2008[1] and Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies, which was released on June 10th, 2008.[2]
Upcoming Rockabye Baby! albums include tributes to Queen, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, and Black Sabbath.
Get Up Stand Up
Rockabye Baby! Lyrics
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Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!
Preacherman, don't tell me
Heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know
It's not all that glitters is gold
'Alf the story has never been told
So now you see the light, eh!
Stand up for your rights
Come on!
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!
Most people think
Great God will come from the skies
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You will look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your rights.
Jah!
Get up, stand up! (Jah, Jah!)
Stand up for your rights! (Oh-hoo!)
Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!)
Don't give up the fight! (Life is your right!)
Get up, stand up! (So we can't give up the fight!)
Stand up for your rights! (Lord, Lord!)
Get up, stand up! (Keep on struggling on!)
Don't give up the fight! (Yeah!)
We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord
We know when we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light (What you gonna do?)
We gonna stand up for our rights! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
So you better
Get up, stand up! (In the morning! Git it up!)
Stand up for your rights! (Stand up for our rights!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! (Don't give it up, don't give it up!)
Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!)
Stand up for your rights! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight!
"Get Up Stand Up" by Bob Marley and the Wailers encourages individuals to stand up for their rights and not give up in the fight for justice. The repeated lines "Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!" emphasize the importance of taking action and standing up against oppression. The lyrics also challenge the idea that one must wait for a higher power to bring them salvation, as seen in the line "Most people think Great God will come from the skies, take away everything and make everybody feel high." Marley makes it clear that change comes from within oneself and taking action in the present.
The second stanza takes aim at religious leaders who preach about heaven being a place beneath the earth, and who do not know the full value of living on earth. The line "Almighty God is a living man" redefines the concept of a higher power, as Marley portrays God as a force that exists in all individuals who take action to make the world a better place. The song ends on a powerful note, with Marley stating that "we gonna stand up for our rights," urging listeners to continue fighting for justice and not to give up, despite any struggles or setbacks.
Line by Line Meaning
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Take action and speak out for yourself and your beliefs.
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!
Keep pushing and persisting in the face of adversity.
Preacherman, don't tell me
Heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know
What life is really worth
It's not all that glitters is gold
'Alf the story has never been told
So now you see the light, eh!
Stand up for your rights
Come on!
Don't believe everything you're told without questioning it. Your life has value and there is much that you don't know. Stand up for what you believe in and take a stand.
Most people think
Great God will come from the skies
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You will look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your rights.
Jah!
Many believe a higher power will solve everything, but true value can be found in living your own life. Recognize what's truly important and fight for it.
We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord
We know when we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light (What you gonna do?)
We gonna stand up for our rights! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
We're done playing along with others who claim to be pure in principle but are just playing power games. We understand that everyone is human and flawed, and we won't be tricked anymore. We're going to fight for what we believe in.
So you better
Get up, stand up! (In the morning! Git it up!)
Stand up for your rights! (Stand up for our rights!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! (Don't give it up, don't give it up!)
Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!)
Stand up for your rights! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight! (Get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight!
Take action and speak out for yourself and your beliefs. Keep pushing and persisting in the face of adversity. Don't give up until you've won what you deserve.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh
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