[Intro]
I'm going, I'm ready
Hey man, are you coming?
Say that you're coming, let's move along then
Yeah, I'm really coming now
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come
People, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready
Come with me, come
[Verse 1]
Oh people, get ready
Oh we don't want no baggage, just get on board
This is the time, we were waiting on
All we gots to do is move along
Oh people, get ready, get ready
Oh people, get ready (Yes)
Oh people, get ready (Yes)
Ye-yes, people, get ready
[Bridge]
Oh, we don't want no fighting, no cursing, no dragging
All we gots to do, move as one
[Verse 2]
People get ready, come, people
I wouldn't leave my people behind
No, I wouldn't leave them behind
I couldn't do that
Oh people, get ready
Get ready, people, I'm waiting
Are you ready, people, I'm waiting
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come
I wouldn't leave my people behind
No, I wouldn't do a thing like that
[Outro]
People, get ready, get ready, people
People, get ready, get ready
People, get ready, this is the time we will reaching out
All we gots to do, move as one
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, people
Ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-yeah
Oh people, get ready
People Get Ready was written by Burning Spear.
People Get Ready was produced by Jack Ruby.