No woman no cry, no woman no cry No woman no cry, no woman no cry No woman no cry, no woman no cry No woman no cry, no woman no cry Seh, seh, said I remember when we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown Obba, obba, observing the hypocrites As the would mingle with the good people we meet Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost Along the way In this great future, You can't forget your past So dry your tears, I seh No woman no cry, no woman no cry No woman no cry, no woman no cry Little darling, don't shed no tears, no woman no cry Then we would cook cornmeal porridge Of which I'll share with you My feet is my only carriage So I've got to push on thru Oh, while I'm gone Everything 's gonna be alright, everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright, everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright, everything 's gonna be alright Everything 's gonna be alright, everything 's gonna be alright No woman no cry, no, no woman no cry No woman no cry Oh, my little sister Don't shed no tears No woman no cry