Lyrics to
Put It On

This version of Put It On was released by Bob Marley in 1973.

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Feel them spirit
Feel them spirit
Feel them spirit
Lord, I thank you
Lord, I thank you

Feel alright now
Feel alright now
Feel alright now
Lord, I thank you
Lord, I thank you

I’m gonna put it on, I put it on already
I’m gonna put it on, and it was steady
I’m gonna put it on, put it on again
Good Lord, help me
Good Lord, help me

I’m not boastin’
I’m not boastin’
I’m not boastin’
Feel like toastin’
Feel like toastin’

I rule my destiny, yeah
I rule my destiny
I rule my destiny
Lord, I thank you, yeah
Lord, I thank you

No more cryin’
No more cryin’
No more cryin’
Good Lord, hear me
Good Lord …

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About Lyrics and Put It On by Bob Marley

The lyrics to Put It On are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bob Marley in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Put It On are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bob Marley and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Put It On back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Put It On by Bob Marley in a number of ways. 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 Put It On" means the words set to the music of Put It On, 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 Put It On and the lyrics to Put It On 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 Put It On, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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