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They Shot Bob from Rise Up the new sensational album from ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s)
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They Shot Bob lyrics
In December 1976
Bob cared about music not politics
At Bob’s house on Kingston’s Hope Road
They were all in band practice mode
It was 8.30 and getting late
When 2 cars came driving fast through the gate
They shot Bob’s wife Rita in the head
She survived though they thought she was dead
The guard’s they were nowhere to be seen
They weren’t there where they should have been
Bob had been set up for a fall
The writing had long been there on the wall
The writing had long been there on the wall
The writing had long been there on the wall, on the wall
They came downstairs gunning for Bob
Don pushed Bob down and lay on top
Don he took bullets though he survived
Bob was lucky to get outta there alive
Bob was lucky to get outta there alive
‘They come fi kill Bob’ one band member shouts
It was Bob they wanted to kill without a doubt
A bullet grazed his chest and went into his arm
Someone phoned the police and raised the alarm
The 7 gunmen then drove away
No one’s sure who sent them to this day
Though at his trial one said ‘It was the C.I.A.’
They executed him, so he couldn’t repeat what he say
See
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Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
The whole Island shook
When they shot Bob
And tried to blow him awayyyyyyyyyy
The whole Island shook
When they shot Bob
And tried to blow him awayyyyyyyyyy
They didn’t want Bob to sing his songs
At the Smile Concert they said was politically wrong
There was an election just around the bend
Against Castro they said they had to defend
Against Castro they said they had to defend
The game of politics is cruel and sick
Like a cancer that’s spreading quick
Bob sang ‘The 3 O’clock Road Block’
About C.I.A. gun trafficking and gun hawks
2 days later Bob sang at the Smile Concert day
They could never stop his peace loving ways
Not even an evil bullet’s ricochet
Bob, forever the conquering lion of reggae
See
I
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
See
I
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
The whole Island shook
When they shot Bob
And tried to blow him awayyyyyyyyyy
See
I
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
The whole Island shook
When they shot Bob
And tried to blow him awayyyyyyyyyy
And tried to blow him awayyyyyyyyyy
See I
See I
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Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 556047AT
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