Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) is a reflection on the potential impact of reggae music on Jamaican society. The song was written after Marley had been stopped by a night-time police carcheck.
[Intro]
Do do do do-do do do!
Do do do do-do do do!
I rebel music
I rebel music
[Verse 1]
Why can't we roam (oh-oh-oh-oh) this open country? (open country)
Oh, why can't we be what we want to be? (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
We want to be free (want to be free)
[Verse 2]
3 o'clock roadblock curfew
And I've got to throw away
Yes, I've got to throw away
Ah yes, but I've got to throw away
My little herb stalk
I (rebel music) yeah, I'm telling you
(I) I rebel music (rebel music) Oh-ooh!
[Verse 3]
Take my soul (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And suss me out (suss me out)
Check my life (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
If I am in doubt (I'm in doubt)
Im tellin you
3 o'clock roadblock
And hey, Mr. Cop! Ain't got no
Hey, Mr. Cop
What you saying down there
Hey (hey!) hey, Mr. Cop
I've got no birth certificate on me now
[Outro]
(Do do do!)
Oh yeah, I'm telling you
I rebel music (rebel music)
Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block) was written by Aston Barrett & Hugh Peart & Bob Marley.
Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block) was produced by Chris Blackwell.
Bob Marley & The Wailers released Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block) on Fri Oct 25 1974.