Bob Marley - Small Axe Lyrics






Why boasteth thyself
Oh, evil men
Playing smart
And not being clever?
I said, you're working iniquity
To achieve vanity (if a-so a-so)
But the goodness of Jah, Jah
I-dureth for-I-ver

So if you are the big tree
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down

These are the words
Of my master, keep on tellin' me
No weak heart
Shall prosper
And whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall fall in it, fall in it
And whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall fall in it (... fall in it)

If you are the big tree, let me tell you that
We are the small axe, sharp and ready
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down

(To cut you down)

(To cut you down)

These are the words
Of my master, tellin' me that
No weak heart
Shall prosper
And whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall fall in it, uh, bury in it
And whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall bury in it, uh (... bury in it)

If you are the big, big tree
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down
If you are the big, big tree, let me tell you that
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down
Sharpened ...





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  1. H.... M....

    The legend lives on !!

  2. P.... R....

    Hes talking about the cancer of the earth,Zionists!

  3. B.... S....

    This song still epic

  4. N.... ....

    TRADUCTION EN FR
    Pourquoi te vanter, ô méchant homme
    Feignant l’intelligence que tu n’as pas ?
    Je dis que tu accrois (œuvres dans) l’iniquité
    Pour satisfaire ta vanité
    Mais les bienfaits de Jah Jah sont éternels
    Si tu es un grand arbre
    Nous sommes la petite hache
    Taillée pour t’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour t’abattre
    Voici les mots de mon maître
    Qui m’enseigne
    Que les esprits pusillanimes ne peuvent pas réussir
    Et quiconque creuse une fosse
    Tombera dedans
    Quiconque creuse une fosse
    Sera enseveli
    Alors si tu es un grand arbre
    Nous sommes la petite hache
    Taillée pour t’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour t’abattre
    Et quiconque creuse une fosse
    Tombera dedans
    Quiconque creuse une fosse
    Sera enseveli
    Alors si tu as un grand arbre
    Nous avons une petite hache
    Taillée pour l’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour l’abattre

  5. T.... �....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    sLOVEenia ;)

  6. D.... C....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    Heart of Sweden

    D.... C....

    >O< BOB WILL ALWAYS BE A LEGEND!!!!

  7. D.... C....

    I think CIA planted something in poor Bob's shoes. It happens every time someone with real message happens to have their voice heard. JFK, RFK, MLK, Malcolm X, and many more. On it goes, the killing of prophets goes back to Jesus Christ, and probably even further back. Sad how ruthless gangsters kill off the very brightest of our crop instead of appreciate their message.

  8. M.... M....

    Marley was a philosopher

  9. K.... A....

    playing smart but not clever

  10. D.... C....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    Heart of Sweden

  11. N.... ....

    Pourquoi te vanter, ô méchant homme
    Feignant l’intelligence que tu n’as pas ?
    Je dis que tu accrois (œuvres dans) l’iniquité
    Pour satisfaire ta vanité
    Mais les bienfaits de Jah Jah sont éternels
    Si tu es un grand arbre
    Nous sommes la petite hache
    Taillée pour t’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour t’abattre
    Voici les mots de mon maître
    Qui m’enseigne
    Que les esprits pusillanimes ne peuvent pas réussir
    Et quiconque creuse une fosse
    Tombera dedans
    Quiconque creuse une fosse
    Sera enseveli
    Alors si tu es un grand arbre
    Nous sommes la petite hache
    Taillée pour t’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour t’abattre
    Et quiconque creuse une fosse
    Tombera dedans
    Quiconque creuse une fosse
    Sera enseveli
    Alors si tu as un grand arbre
    Nous avons une petite hache
    Taillée pour l’abattre
    Bien affûtée pour l’abattre

  12. A.... D....

    2019🔥🔥🔥

    A.... D....

    AND 2020

  13. R.... T....

    Sigues siendo el mas Grande Robert ...tu musica perdurará por siempre ....abril 2019 🇨🇱😎🇧🇷

  14. D.... J....

    Bob Marley made a diss song funniest thing ever love him

  15. n.... v....

    Yes bob one of the best of all times

  16. �.... ....

    NO FRUIT!

  17. m.... m....

    http://gd.tiaohao.com/others/haoduans.asp?haoma=1552473

  18. J.... L....

    A Rasta ,playing in the street, was asked by me to play "Small Axe". He didnt know it,but told me: B-M was fighting for/against "Jamaican Records" for a contract, and wrote this song. Not ALL is religious…. Peace,people!... and acceptance.

    J.... L....

    Jesper Lamprecht big tree records ?

  19. s.... J....

    I Love this so much-needed in the world today as I see things!x

  20. m.... ....

    °º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    From Rennes, France

  21. a.... ....

    WELL SHAAP

  22. S.... P....

    that's why Bob made this song

  23. S.... P....

    they were trying to cut out all the small bands....
    so if you weren't apart of the big tree I couldn't make it big

  24. D.... M....

    A Legendary Icon Bob Marley

  25. M.... J....

    coolest dude of all time

  26. M.... A....

    Yes if you are a big tree , i am a small axe ....which will cut you down

    M.... A....

    +Marc Arnauld les illuminatis est le gros arbre,la resistance est la hache qui aidera lhummanitee a couper toutes les branches sataniquent qui sopposerra a nous et la terre sainte. Craignée-nous car ANNONYMOUS est partout (SQWADDDDDDDD GANGG)

    M.... A....

    Ok merci beaucoup pour le détails

  27. J.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~ ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„ ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø From: Willemstad, Curacao 

  28. M.... R....

    My idol, his knowledge is the basis of my thinking in my life!

  29. C.... ....

    Mate,

    Hip-hop isn't that bad, it's an evolution of the music born in a certain community. Just as the reggae did.
    I don't really like it because what rappers do can be boring, but the genre is legitimate!

    I'll do the same remark for pop, I love bands such as Radiohead, they're good musicians whatever you'll say. Even biggest bands like Queen have made pop!

    In the end, you can blame the bands for doing something not interesting to you (and I OFTEN do so), not the genre :)

  30. 2.... ....

    i dont understand why all of u hate hip hop and rap so mutch, i like bob marley mutch more but let them just listen to that music if they want, whats the problem with it just chill dont worry to mutch about them just listen to the king bob marley and dont hate those guys ure talking about

    2.... ....

    Have you checked out the albulm chant down Babylon? It's Marley songs but rappers on the tracks as well.

  31. S.... ....

    You're right. I don't really listen hip hop. I didn't know exactly what was the difference between hip hop and real hip hop as you said. I checked out damu the fudgemunk. If that's the real hip hop, then I have to say that is better than the other popular shit. That's not my style, but better than we all hear on tv.
    The point is that we all love Bob and peace and love and smoking...

  32. S.... ....

    better than rap hip hop shit,,,,,,

  33. b.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    desde algeciras,españa

  34. S.... ....

    You say Jonas Brothers-I say BOB MARLEY
    You say Soulja Boy-I say BOB MARLEY
    You say Miley Cyrus-I say BOB MARLEY
    You say T-Pain-I say BOB MARLEY
    You say Britney Spears-I say BOB MARLEY
    You say Pop-I say BOB MARLEY
    92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 videos.
    Richard from Hungary

    S.... ....

    If you say Michael Jackson i say both bob Marley and Michael Jackson.

    S.... ....

    Comment under comment from 10 years ago.

    S.... ....

    PREACH!

    S.... ....

    Just replying ten years latter,i did it....
    :]
    God Bless

  35. S.... K....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    From Viborg, Denmark

  36. L.... K....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from cologne, germany

  37. T.... C....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„
    Hauula....96717.....808state.......Hawaii

    T.... C....

    Tina Cris Aloha Sistah! Eastside No Ka Oi! Wish I was ova dea too! Shootz, try grab one small kine poke from Masa Market for me anyways! Bumbye I make it back to Hawai’i Nei! Aloha Nui Loa 🤙🏼

  38. l.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„
    Makarska Croatia

  39. d.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    Milan, Italy!!!

  40. t.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    Anaheim, California

    t.... ....

    themdamnhoes

  41. J.... R....

    °º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    buenos aires, Argentina

  42. J.... N....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    Sao Paulo . Brasil

  43. A.... A....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from Poland, Poznań

  44. 2.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„
    from holland

  45. H.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from Poland, Mielec

  46. l.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from Great Britain.Peace stay highhhhhhhhh xx

  47. D.... A....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from Panama, Republic of Panama

  48. U.... L....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    from Aruba, peace & love

  49. M.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„

    From the UK, Peace and Love. Mellow Mood has got me.

  50. A.... t....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„

    From: Zalalövő. Hungary.

  51. W.... S....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„

    From Brazil, Peace and Love.

  52. b.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø„
    from Belgium

  53. s.... ....

    ``°º¤ø„¸Legend¸„ø¤º°¨~
    ¸„ø¤º°¨Bob Marley``°º¤ø„
    ¸„ø¤º``°º¤ø„¸„ø¤º¨°º¤ø
    From Grimsby England Peace and love forever!!!!

  54. J.... ....

    SWEET MELODY

  55. J.... D....

    lol, man that's bull :P! but you got a sweet fantacy =D

  56. b.... ....

    bob was not a stoner he merely partook in a sacred sacriment to jah and remembering him for that does naught but disgrace everything he stood for.

  57. R.... B....

    Respects from Holland

  58. 2.... ....

    peace from Holland

  59. J.... D....

    Happy Birthday Bob, Rest in Peace mon.

  60. F.... L....

    these are tha words of my master..!!!

  61. b.... ....

    this song is deep son

  62. R.... ....

    Metalheadz against racism!

    bob marley rulez

  63. d.... ....

    one love!! ur muslim brother...

    d.... ....

    What BROTHER,
    THEY are children of SATAN
    :]

  64. h.... ....

    Not really, it wasn't until i stopped smoking weed i started listening to bob. And i'm white too. Music isn't about bad habits or skin color :/.

  65. T.... O....

    Ya mon, Love and inity. One Love, Jah love. Jah praise.

  66. j.... ....

    One of my favourite Bob & The Wailers songs, always picks you up and inspires. Love the Family Man also (just thought I'd add that bit)

  67. A.... A....

    an ask: what does mean small axe? anyone have the translation to spanish of this song?

  68. d.... ....

    this song has everything; smooth reggae beat, bob marley and reverence for the lord!

  69. m.... r....

    i agree

  70. l.... ....

    ¤ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸ ¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨
    ¨°º¤ø„¸ Legend ¸„ø¤º°¨
    ¸„ø¤º°¨ Bob Marley ``°º¤ø„¸
    ¸„ø¤º ``°º¤ø„¸ ¤ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„

  71. E.... P....

    No it isn't. I actually have the original.

  72. r.... ....

    majestic - jah bless !

  73. s.... ....

    such silly comments on youtube these days

  74. C.... W....

    I taught him how to sing if it wasn't for me he wouldn't be good.

  75. M.... E....

    This version proves that the greatness of the original version is due to Lee Perry, and *not* B.M.

  76. s.... ....

    good song, but the other version is better, i agree with daviddude96

  77. T.... T....

    Great song with lyrics full of wisdom!
    BTW, this hit inspired UB40's "Here I Am (Come An' Tek Me)".

  78. m.... ....

    No one will ever better Mr Marley . Am sittin down with my mum chillin listing to the father. Kaveman

  79. m.... r....

    Bob marley wymiata!

  80. l.... ....

    If you are a big big tree, and im a small axe....i dont know what it means exactly...but the words are so profound to me....so spiritual........peace

  81. j.... L....

    great song ,love it.

  82. r.... ....

    just peace and love from me to everyone, irie.

  83. K.... R....

    Check out Peter Tosh's back vocals!

  84. l.... ....

    true words

  85. s.... ....

    Playing smart and not be clever, what a poet.

  86. c.... ....

    Bob RIP. this is one of my favorites

  87. S.... ....

    One Love, Rest in Peace to a Legend.

  88. D.... G....

    this man changes peoples lives

  89. g.... ....

    my favorite marley tune.

  90. T.... ....

    Igziabeher.