Israelites
Desmond Dekker * Track #1 On The Israelites
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Album The Israelites
Israelites by Desmond Dekker
Performed by
Desmond DekkerProduced by
Leslie KongAbout
Actually performed by Desmond Decker and the Aces, it was the first Reggae No. 1 in the UK and the second to make the top 10 in the US.
Musically, “Israelites” is all about Jamacian syncopation. A guitar and organ provide opening chords and counterpoints, but it’s the Jamaican reggae rhythm express...
Israelites Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, Israelites (Ah-ah)
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, Israelites, sir
[Verse 2]
My wife and my kids, they pack up and a-leave me
Darling, she said, "I was yours to receive"
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey
Shirt, them a-tear up, trousers are gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and—
(Poor) Bonnie and Clyde, poor me, Israelites, hey
[Verse 3]
After a storm, there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey
[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
I said, I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey-hey
Wife and my kids, they pack up and a-leave me
Darling, she said, "I was yours to receive"
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey
[Verse 2]
Shirt, them a-tear up, trousers are gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and—
(Poor) Like Bonnie and Clyde, poor me, Israelites, hey
[Verse 3]
After a storm, there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm, you sound your alarm
Poor, poor me, Israelites, hey-hey-hey
Poor, poor me, Israelites
Dem a wonder we not working so hard
Poor, poor me, Israelites
Dey look a-down on me, sir
Poor, poor me, Israelites (Yeah-ee-ee)
Poor, poor me, Israelites, yeah, yeah, yeah
Poor, poor me, Israelites, yeah, yeah
Poor, poor me, Israelites (Israelites)
Poor, poor me, Israelites
Israelites Q&A
Who wrote Israelites's ?
Israelites was written by Leslie Kong & Desmond Dekker.
Who produced Israelites's ?
Israelites was produced by Leslie Kong.
What did Desmond Dekker say about "Israelites"?
Desmond Dacres (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006) used the stage name Desmond Dekker. In a 1970 interview, Dekker explained some of the back-ground for the song:
In a 2005 interview, Dekker said this:
“With its biblical imagery of suffering and redemption, showed the world reggae’s combination of dance...