Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley

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Artist: Bob Marley
Song: Buffalo Soldier

[Chorus]
             
Buffalo Soldie

          
r, Dreadlock R

   
asta
              
There was a Bu

              
ffalo Soldier 

           
in the heart o

       
f America
              
Stolen from Af

           
rica, brought 

        
to America
              
Fighting on ar

           
rival, fightin

           
g for survival

[Verse 1]
             
I mean it, whe

          
n I analyze th

         
e stench
        
To me it makes

   
 a lot of sens

e
          
How the Dreadl

         
ock Rasta 
        
Was the Buffal

   
o Soldier

[Chorus]
             
And he was tak

              
en from Africa

           
, brought to A

    
merica
              
Fighting on ar

           
rival, fightin

           
g for survival
              
Said he was a 

             
Buffalo Soldie

          
r, Dreadlock R

  
asta
              
Buffalo Soldie

           
r in the heart

        
 of America

[Verse 2]
          
If you know yo

          
ur history
          
Then you would

            
 know where yo

     
u're coming fr

om
          
Then you would

             
n't have to as

     
k me
        
Who the heck d

    
o I think I am

{Chorus]
             
I'm just a Buf

              
falo Soldier i

           
n the heart of

     
 America
              
Stolen from Af

           
rica, brought 

       
to America
              
Said he was fi

              
ghting on arri

           
val, fighting 

        
for survival
              
Said he was a 

              
Buffalo Soldie

           
r win the war 

        
for America

[Chant]
        
Singing woy yo

y yoy, woy yoy

-yoy yoy, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy! 

Woy yoy yoy, w

oy yoy-yoy yoy

, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy! 

[Bridge]
           
Buffalo Soldie

              
r trod into th

             
e land, wo-ho-


ooh
             
Set him on a r

#
an', and make 

him one-a hand

       ("Set h

im on a ranch 

and make him o

ne of the hand

s")
              
Trod into the 

             
land, yea-hea,

     
 yea-ea

[Chorus]
             
Said he was a 

             
Buffalo Soldie

           
r in the war f

           
or America
              
Buffalo Soldie

          
r, Dreadlock R

       
asta
              
Fighting on ar

           
rival, fightin

               
g for survival
              
Driven from th

              
e mainland to 

           
the heart of t

         
he Caribbean

[Chant]
        
Singing woy yo

y yoy, woy yoy

-yoy yoy, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy! 

Woy yoy yoy, w

oy yoy-yoy yoy

, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy! 

[Chorus]
             
Troddin' throu

              
gh San Juan, i

           
n the arms of 

     
America
             
Troddin' to Ja

           
maica, a Buffa

      
lo Soldier
             
Fighting on ar

           
rival, fightin

           
g for survival
             
Buffalo Soldie

          
r, dreadlock R

   
asta

[Chant]

Woy yoy yoy, w

oy yoy-yoy yoy

, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy! 

Woy yoy yoy, w

oy yoy-yoy yoy

, 
          
Woy yoy yoy yo

          
y, yoy-yoy yoy

 
 yoy!