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