Bob Marley

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Bob Marley. Wikimedia
What kind of music do you like? Do you like reggae? What do you know about Bob Marley? Do you know any of his songs?

Perhaps you would like to know more about his life. He led a fascinating lifestyle until his death. Did you know that he had 11 children by different women? Some of his children are musicians too. Go to his official website  to learn about his life and music.
Get up, stand up 
Listen to this song and fill in the gaps. Some gaps are prepositions but I have also included some challenging words.

 This song provides food for thought. I hope you enjoy it.




Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
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 _____ the fight!

Preacherman, don't tell me,
Heaven is ______ the earth.
I know you don't know,
What life is really worth.
It's not all that glitters is gold,
Half the story has never been told:
So now you see the light, ey!
Just stand up for your rights, come _____!

Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give ____the fight!
Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up! Don't give _____the fight!

Most people think,
Great God will come from the ______,
Take away everything,
And make everybody feel ______.
But if you know what life is _______,
You will look for yours on _______,
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 _____the fight!)
Stand up for your rights! (Lord, Lord!)
Get up, stand up! (keep on strugglin' ____!)
Don't give ____the fight! (yeah!)

We sick an tired of your ism-skism game,
Dyin' n goin to heaven in-a Jesus name, Lord.
We know when we _________,
Almighty God is a living man,
You can _____ some people sometimes,
But you can't ______ 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 ______ the fight! (don't give it ____, don't give it ____!)
Get up, stand up! (get up, stand up!)
Stand up for your rights! (get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give ____the fight! (get up, stand up!)
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Don't give _____ the fight..

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