No Woman No Cry
Ziggy Marley & Wyclef Jean Lyrics

A dedication to all the refugees worldwide, ah One time
This song is a tribute to all the refugees all around the world.

Say, say, say I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Brooklyn Obe-Observing the crookedness as it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had Oh, good friends we've lost along the way In this great future you can't forget your past, so dry your tears I say and to my peeps who passed away
We used to sit in the many yards of Brooklyn where we used to observe the bad deeds of the corrupt people who reside there. We made many friends along the way, but some of them were separated from us. While we should remember our past, we should not let it affect us and dry out our tears. This is also dedicated to the people who have passed away.

No woman, no cry, no woman no cry, say say say Hey little sister don't shed no tears No woman no cry
Women should not cry as their tears could make it hard for them to survive in difficult situations.

Say, say, say I remember when we used to rock in a project yard in Jersey And little Georgie would make the firelight As stolen cars passed through the night And then we'd hit the corner store for roots, paper, and brew, ooh My drink's my only remedy For pain of losing family, but while I'm gone shorty Everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright Fugees come to the dance tonight, everything is gonna be alright Everything is gonna be alright Everything is gonna be alright The gun man's in the house tonight But everything is gonna be alright
We used to hangout in a yard in Jersey and made a fire at night. We were able to get rid of our worries by drinking beer, but I know that everything is going to be fine even when I'm gone. The Fugees are coming to the party tonight, and everything is going to be fine even though there are gunmen in the house tonight.

(Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah oh ah) Jersey's in here (Oh ah oh ah) Brooklyn's in here (Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah) I'm high (Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah oh ah)
The people from Jersey and Brooklyn are both present here. This is a good place to be and everyone is having a good time. The singer is feeling happy.

No woman, no cry, no woman no cry Hey little sister don't shed no tears No woman no cry say, say, say
The singer reiterates that women should not cry because it's not going to help them in any way.

I remember when we used to sit in a government yard in Trench Town Obe-Observing the hypocrites as they mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, oh, good friends we've lost Along the way, hey In this great future you can't forget your past so dry your tears I say
We used to sit in a government yard in Trench Town where we saw the hypocrites mingling with the good people that we met. We made many friends along the way, but we had to let some of them go. Although it's necessary to remember our past, we need to dry out our tears because we have a great future ahead of us.

And no woman no cry, no woman no cry say, say, say Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman no cry and to my peeps who passed away
The singer repeats that women should not cry. This song is also dedicated to people who have died.

(Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah oh ah) Where you at? (Oh ah oh ah) (Oh ah)
The people who are listening to this song are being asked where they are.