Ooh, the harder they come, harder they'll fall, one and all
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
But between the day you're born and when you die
So as sure as the sun will shine
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Well, the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Ooh, the harder they come, harder they'll fall, one and all
Than living as a puppet or a slave
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
They never seem to hear even your cry
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Ooh, the harder they come, harder they'll fall, one and all
So as sure as the sun will shine
Trying to drag me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
I say, "Forgive them, Lord, they know not what they've done"
And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Yeah, the harder they come the harder they fall, one and all
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
I'm gonna get my share right now of what's mine
'Cause as sure as the sun will shine
