Bob Marley & The Wailers

No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974): A Celebration of Life in the Face of Hardship

No Woman, No Cry is a popular reggae song written by Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1974. It was released on their album "Natty Dread". The song became a hit and is now considered one of Marley's most famous and beloved songs.


Album 'Natty Dread'

Did You Know

  • The song No Woman, No Cry was written by Bob Marley and first recorded in 1974.


Bob Marley

  • It was inspired by Marley's experiences growing up in Trenchtown, a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica.
  • No Woman, No Cry became one of Marley's most famous songs and has been covered by numerous artists over the years.

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Lyrics

No woman, no cry

No woman, no cry

No woman, no cry

No woman, no cry


'Cause, 'cause, 'cause I remember when we used to sit

In the government yard in Trenchtown

Oba, observing the hypocrites, yeah

Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah

Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost along the way, yeah

In this bright future you can't forget your past

So dry your tears I say, yeah


No woman, no cry

No woman, no cry, eh, yeah

Little darling don't shed no tears

No woman, no cry


Eh, said, said, said I remember when we used to sit

In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah

And then Georgie would make the fire light, I say

A log wood burning through the night

Then we would cook corn meal porridge, I say

Of which I'll share with you, yeah

My feet is my only carriage

And so I've got to push on through

But while I'm gone


Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be alright

So no woman, no cry

No woman, no cry, I say

Oh little, oh little darling, don't shed no tears

No woman, no cry, eh


No woman, no woman, no woman, no cry

No woman, no cry

One more time I've got to say

Oh little, little darling, please don't shed no tears

No woman, no cry

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