Lyrics to
Duppy Conqueror

This version of Duppy Conqueror was released by Bob Marley in 1973.

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Yes, me friend, me friend
Dem set me free again
Yes, me friend, me friend
Me deh ‘pon street again

The bars

Yes, I’ve been accused
Wrongly abused now
But through the powers of the Most High
They’ve got to turn me loose

Yes, me friend, me good friend
Dem set me free again, mm
Yes, me friend
Dem turn me loose again

(Yes, me friend) Me friend, me friend, me friend
We deh a street again
Yes, me friend, me friend, me friend
Dem set me free again

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About Lyrics and Duppy Conqueror by Bob Marley

The lyrics to Duppy Conqueror are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bob Marley used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Duppy Conqueror have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bob Marley and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Duppy Conqueror by Bob Marley. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Duppy Conqueror" means the words set to the music of Duppy Conqueror, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Marley. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Duppy Conqueror and the lyrics to Duppy Conqueror are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Marley who came here looking just for the lyrics to Duppy Conqueror, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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