The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry my brothers Don't cry my sisters Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong Hey, everything will soon be okay As soon as the war is over Jah children will be free to come over Singing and dancing ready to take over Have some faith, have a little faith ♪ Hey, everything will soon he okay As soon as the war is over Jah children will be free to come over Singing and dancing ready to take over Have some faith, have a little faith The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry my brothers Don't cry my sisters Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Tears won't change the situation It's just a form, a form of reaction If you step on fire, fire burn you If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong Say the weak ones now will soon become strong The rich man poor man beggar man thief Everyone claim that them are the chief The rich man buy the poor man's life The poor man take away the beggar man's wife Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry Don't cry