“Down In The Valley” is based on:
1 Samuel 21:9
9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it; there is no sword here but that one.”
David said, “There is none like it;...
[Verse 1]
I wanna leave from Babylon
Into my Father's land
We've been down in the valley much too long
And we never get weary
Say we've been down in the valley much too long
And we never get weary
[Chorus]
Singin' Lord Jah
Ethiopia
Lord Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
HalleluJah
[Verse 2]
Came all the way from Zion
Into this strange land
Say they kill Lumumba for his own land
But they couldn't kill the Rastaman
Say they kill Lumumba for his own land
But they couldn't kill the Rastaman
[Chorus]
Singin' Lord Jah
Ethiopia
Lord Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
HalleluJah
(Instrumental Break)
[Outro]
Lord Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
HalleluJah
Lord Jah Jah Jah Jah Jah
HalleluJah
Ethiopia, (Jah Jah)
HalleluJah (Jah Jah)
Ethiopia (Jah Jah)
HalleluJah (Jah Jah)
Ethiopia (Jah Jah)
HalleluJah (Jah Jah)
Down In The Valley was written by Bob Marley.
Down In The Valley was produced by Judy Mowatt.