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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
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
