Get Up Stand Up
Lyrics:
[English]
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight
Preacher man don't tell me
Heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know
What life is really worth
He said all that glitters is gold
Half that story ain't never been told
So now you see the light, hey
You stand up for your right
Come on
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight
Most people think
Great God will come from the sky
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You would look for yours on earth
And now a you see the light
You stand up for your right
Jah!
Get up, stand up (Jah, Jah)
Stand up for your right (oh-hoo)
Get up, stand up (get up, stand up)
Don't give up the fight (life is your right)
Get up, stand up (so we can't give up the fight)
Stand up for your rights (Lord, Lord)
Get up, stand up (keep on struggling on)
Don't give up the fight (yeah)
We're sick and tired of your ism-schism game
Dy'n' and go to Heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord
We know when we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light (watch you gon' do?)
We gonna stand up for our rights (yeah, yeah)
So you'd better
Get up, stand up (in the morning) give it up
Stand up for your right (stand up right now)
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight (don't give it up, don't give it up)
Get up, stand up (get up, stand up)
Stand up for your rights (get up, stand up)
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight (get up, stand up)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight
Get up, stand up
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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get /ɡɛt/ A1 |
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stand /stænd/ A1 |
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right /raɪt/ A2 |
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fight /faɪt/ B1 |
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light /laɪt/ B1 |
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know /noʊ/ A2 |
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come /kʌm/ A1 |
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people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1 |
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God /ɡɒd/ B2 |
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story /ˈstɔːri/ B1 |
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worth /wɜːrθ/ B2 |
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high /haɪ/ A2 |
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sick /sɪk/ B1 |
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tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2 |
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fool /fuːl/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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Get up, stand up
➔ Imperative mood
➔ The phrase "Get up" is an example of the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or requests.
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Don't give up the fight
➔ Negative imperative
➔ The phrase "Don't give up" is a negative imperative, which instructs someone not to do something.
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Heaven is under the earth
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The sentence "Heaven is under the earth" uses the present simple tense to state a fact.
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You would look for yours on earth
➔ Conditional mood
➔ The phrase "You would look for yours" indicates a conditional situation, suggesting what someone might do under certain circumstances.
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You can fool some people sometimes
➔ Modal verb usage
➔ The phrase "You can fool" uses the modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility.
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So now we see the light
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase "we see the light" is in the present simple tense, indicating a current realization or understanding.
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You'd better get up, stand up
➔ Modal verb 'had better'
➔ The phrase "You'd better" uses the modal verb 'had better' to give strong advice or recommendation.