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! Preacher man, 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 Half the story has never been told So now you see the light, oh! 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! Most people think Great god will come from the sky 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 whoa) Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up) Don't give up the fight! (Life is your right) Get up, stand up! Stand up for your rights! (Lord, Lord) Get up, stand up! (We keep on struggling on) Don't give up the fight! (Yeah!) [Solos] We sick an' tired of-a Your ism-skism game Dyin' to go 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! (Jah, jah) So you better Get up, stand up! (In the morning get it up) Stand up for your rights! (In the night) 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! (Life is your right) Stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up! Don't give up the fight! (Jah) [Solo]