Lyrics of
No Woman No Cry

No Woman, No Cry is a song by Bob Marley, with credits also attributed to Vincent Ford, a friend of Marleys. The song was written as a homage to the difficult days spent in the Trenchtown slum in Jamaica and carries a tone of consolation and encouragement for people not to cry despite adversities. No Woman, No Cry is one of Bob Marleys greatest hits and an anthem of resistance and hope.

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No woman no cry
 No woman no cry
 No woman no cry
 No woman no cry

Said said
 said I remember when we used to sit
 In the government yard in trenchtown
 Oba obaserving the hypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
 good friends we had oh good friend we lost
 along the way
 In this bright future you cant forget your past
So dry your tears I say

 No woman no cry
 No woman no cry
 Here little darlin' don't shed no tears
 No woman no cry

Said said
 said I remember when we used to sit
 In the government yard in trenchtown
 And then Georgie would make a fire light
 as it was log wood burnin through the nights
 Then we would cook corn meal porridge
of which I'll share with you yeah
 my feet is my only carriage and so
I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone

 Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
 Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
 Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.
 Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright. Ev'ry thing's gonna be alright.

So no woman no cry
 No woman no cry
 Here little darlin' don't shed no tears
 No woman no cry