Bob Marley- Get Up, Stand Up, Ft.Tecumseh
The song "Get Up, Stand up" by Bob Marley greatly reflects the theme of standing up for one's rights depicted in Tecumseh's Speech. Bob Marley states "Get up, stand up. Life is your right, So we can't give up the fight." This quote is proof of the similarity, Because Tecumseh states something tremendously similar, the following. "We must be united; we must fight each other's battles."
It is clearly shown between these examples that both Tecumseh and Bob Marley felt it was important for them to stand up for their rights. And the way they would stand up for there rights is by speaking out. The only way these men knew how to speak out at this time in their lives was by artistic expression.
Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know what life is really worth
Is not all that glitters in gold and
Half the story has never been told
So now you see the light, aay
Stand up for your right. Come on
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
(Repeat)
Most people think great God will come from the sky
Take away ev'rything, and make ev'rybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You would look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your right, yeah!
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
Get up, stand up. Life is your right
So we can't give up the fight
Stand up for your right, Lord, Lord
Get up, stand up. Keep on struggling on
Don't give up the fight
We're sick and tired of your ism and skism game
Die and go to heaven in 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
We gonna stand up for our right
So you'd better get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
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