Tosh, Peter - Not Gonna Give It Up Lyrics






[Chorus:]
I'm not gonna give it up
I'm not goin'
I'm not gonna give it up
I'm not goin'
I will be fighting
I've got to be fighting
I will be fighting
Til Africa
And Africans are free

I said that I been up there
And I've seen poverty beyond compare
I know slave drivers just don't care
They just don't care

[Chorus]

Africa's the richest place
But it has the poorest race
And to me it's just a disgrace
Just a disgrace

Africans don't wait too long
We gotta fight 'cause it's not wrong
Won't you join in and sing this song
Sing this song

[Chorus]

To be poor it's a hurtful pain
Livin inna poverty it's a burning shame
Help yourself 'cause man you're not lame
You are not lame

[Chorus]





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  1. s.... J....

    And outstanding beautiful black talent in many ways a true inspiration ! ☝️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😁✌🏾🥰🎶

  2. N.... J....

    It's so interesting to see the powerful music that come from a nation with just under 3 million people. 🇯🇲

    N.... J....

    Respect to you.but it's the people's MUSIC. My friend

  3. T.... T....

    Reggae king ever

  4. g.... a....

    Tosh a special gift to all Africans and Rastas , Just the best

  5. E.... N....

    Amazing

  6. s.... ....

    Reign In Power 💚🖤💛

  7. S.... H....

    I feel sorry for the 110 people that disliked this. This album made for good hearing in my house back in the day. Miss Dad and thanks for introducing me to Peter Tosh, RIP to you both.

  8. D.... V....

    Curto reggae desde 1994. Já ouvi de The Skatelites, Byron Lee, Alton Elis, passando pelo maior ícone Bob Marley, e o bastão nas mãos do Black Uhuru e sua decadência após inúmeras formações. Vi resurgi a expectativa em nomes como Garnet Silk e também Luciano, até a chegada dos astros "babas" como Maxxie Priest e Papa Winnie, e depois, sendo reavivado pela grande esperança jamaicana, o irmãos Morgan Heritage.
    Porém, igual a Peter Tosh não vi igual. Carisma no show ao vivo, voz inconfundívelmente linda e multi instrumentista e compositor...
    Perdoem-me os fãs do Rei Bob Marley, mas Winston Hubert McIntosh era inigualável. Simplesmente, o melhor!!!

  9. S.... D....

    Musica linda pete tosh vc é chow ☺😃

  10. s.... J....

    Love this Ever up timeless beautiful music And vocals Never go out of style in my opinion outstanding !

  11. L.... M....

    Best voice!

  12. M.... X....

    Africa's freedom must come first from within. Freedom from greedy and corrupt leaders - political and religious.

  13. K.... J....

    Still rocking out to peter tosh in 2019, Classic music is timeless!

  14. S.... V....

    Africans are free , politicians are killing everything ,they are being bought ,selling Africa

  15. J.... L....

    im not going to give it up! i not gown!!

  16. N.... N....

    I need Peters biography.can any help please. Bless

  17. T.... H....

    Selah Jah Rastafari

  18. L.... D....

    Remember, we are ALL Africans.
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    I said I'm not gonna give it up,
    I'm not gone!
    I'm not gonna give it up,
    I'm not gone!
    I will be fighting
    I've got to be fighting
    I will be fighting
    Till Africa and Africans are free!

    I said that I been up there,
    and I've seen poverty beyond compare.
    I know slave drivers just don't care,
    they just don't care!

    No, no, no, well!

    I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I'll be fighting
    I've got to be fighting
    I will be fighting
    till Africa and Africans are free!

    Africa's the richest place,
    But it has the poorest race.
    And to me it's just a disgrace,
    Just a disgrace!

    That is why, I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I'll be fighting
    I've got to be fighting
    I will be fighting
    Till Africa and Africans are free!

    (Instrumental bridge)

    And I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I will be fighting;
    And I've got to be fighting;
    I will be fighting;
    Till Africa and Africans are free!

    Africans don't wait too long,
    We gotta fight cause it's not wrong.
    Won't you join in and sing this song?
    Sing this song!

    Cause Jah say, I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I will be fighting
    I have got to be fighting
    I will be fighting
    Till Africa and Africans are free!

    To be poor is a hurtful pain,
    Living in the poverty's a burning shame.
    Help yourself cause man you're not lame,
    You are not lame!

    No, no, no and I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    I'm a not gonna give it up!
    I'm a not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    And I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Well I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.
    Said I'm not gonna give it up!
    I'm not gone.

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    One Love.

  19. S.... G....

    Powerful music and lyrics. Forever a fan of Tosh. Love & respect.

  20. L.... E....

    Reminds me of my late mum, late Mrs Victoria Ekwe of blesssed memory. She loved this track alot

  21. G.... E....

    El mas grande artista reggae de todos los tiempos! Jah Rastafar I!

  22. s.... J....

    Never doubt The power of Love! I know we’re my Heart is straight up!

  23. W.... C....

    Awesome JAM!!!!!!

  24. P.... �....

    The best track!

  25. s.... p....

    Music is like food

  26. s.... p....

    No reggae no life

  27. W.... G....

    1.25x close to live! The Tosh camp had it going on as.much as Bob's!
    https://youtu.be/fExyo2KyR9U

  28. S.... S....

    Best of all,a real revolutionary.Voice of the voiceless.RIP loved here in Africa

  29. U.... M....

    "They just don't care...am not gonna! RIP KING TOSH

  30. E.... D....

    That baritone gives me chills!!

    E.... D....

    Eric Dermody name?

  31. S.... S....

    Till Palestine and Palestinians are free we will be war,free up everyone.

  32. S.... S....

    Serious staff,Peter Tosh is a great man.

  33. D.... M....

    Fight the demon of hatred and racism

  34. N.... G....

    I'm 12 and I've always been a reggae fan, while my friends are listening to drill, I listen to reggae,because that's what I grew up on. When my father told me that Peter is my 3rd cousin, I was the proudest cousin ever

  35. S.... A....

    tosh is the king of kings he is the lord of lords

  36. D.... A....

    BADDDDDDDDDD mutha fukka

  37. s.... J....

    Never forgcets me never give up! Understand that! What dem takemeffor

  38. s.... J....

    Never forget Never Give UP ALLways An FOREVER MORE!

    s.... J....

    I agree with you love

  39. T.... L....

    South African is,was,will forever be here...much love father

  40. C.... K....

    Heat..... Keep on fighting

  41. s.... J....

    Never forget Never give it UP! Dem not free yet But soon Enuff STILL ! Then maybe Love!

  42. s.... J....

    I never give up an me aspect the same from my Lion because you to me are not some one who give in so easy! It's never that simple! You got a ship to sort out to reamber!

  43. s.... J....

    Love you too bad Mind xx Big kiss from Jay xx

  44. s.... J....

    Never give up! X big kiss to you bad Mind Love u too xx

  45. O.... ....

    Our dear brother, THE PROPHET~ WINSTON HURBERT MCINTOSH~ 1000 BLESSINGS TOO YOU, "YES I"
    FLASH YOU LIGHTING->

  46. P.... ....

    Master of reggae 🇯🇲

  47. S.... A....

    Africans is not free is freemason illuminatis agenda killing African countries

  48. s.... J....

    Me Love these songs dem my HEART FOREVER!

  49. G.... R....

    peter man of the present past and future

  50. G.... C....

    Mr Malema you are doing what Peter Tosh told you to do.

  51. i.... k....

    No disrespect, my best reggae artist of all time

    i.... k....

    iddi kane me too

  52. A.... D....

    Peter tosh vem palavra cantava muito Brasil

  53. a.... n....

    Tank you peter tosh for making beautiful music. UK IRIE 🎵🇬🇧💯

  54. s.... J....

    Real STAR Allways timeless shine on Allways! X

  55. D.... A....

    Badddddddddddd

  56. T.... t....

    2:32 blesses me .... yes i jah people

  57. C.... A....

    I Will be fighting

  58. A.... K....

    grande piter tosh

  59. A.... A....

    🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  60. E.... T....

    Brillant Music

  61. F.... C....

    Peter Tosh the greatest reagge gigant!

  62. M.... W....

    Such sorrow for everyone that has been put down jo x

  63. M.... K....

    The true king of reggae Tosh who taught Bob Marley everything he knew

  64. A.... J....

    3:21
    3:13

  65. J.... S....

    Rest on PETER TOSH ,thanks for leaving us with comforting tunes.

  66. T.... U....

    P.T was a rare gem.

  67. R.... N....

    till,...fighting till,...Yes

  68. c.... d....

    La voix que j'aurai voulu avoir (:+)

  69. m.... g....

    I'm not gonna ever give it up imma keep fighting till Africa nd Africans are free

  70. W.... C....

    Yes I peter very accurate n strong making n encouraging black people fi b strong n confident in Jah victory

  71. l.... m....

    Once ah man twice ah child from you were born your life span is on ah count down life is short but greekoroman methology makes it even more shorter such Jah children don't give up ahmlack mhabrack like this like that...

  72. D.... A....

    Badddddddd

  73. R.... &....

    Nobody!!! I said nobody ever played like this band right here in 83' divine performance you can feel the energy the passion just beyond words... i feel that at this period of time tosh had reached his peak in my opinion the musicianship was never so profound like those years.

  74. F.... L....

    RIP my heroes

  75. j.... f....

    Rasta army still alive ! I will be fighting ! The system of there down ! They just done care

  76. M.... D....

    Ouvia muito o Bob Marley mas após ouvir com mais frequência o Peter Tosh, descobri que na minha concepção o Peter Tosh é melhor, é o que acho.

  77. N.... M....

    OHHH YEA! JAH BE PRAISED

  78. O.... ....

    GOD BLESS THE PROPHET PETER TOSH..i LOVE YOU!!

  79. D.... M....

    peter would be free by now ,because in all, he was fighting for us to be free as we are today,lets respect the his fighting

  80. i.... m....

    Peter Tosh was not the best Reggae artist ever. He was the best artist who ever lived, period! He was a human beings' human being! And this song and many others prove this beyond doubt! Listen to his song called The Day The Dollar Die, one of the best compositions ever achieved!

  81. L.... 2....

    I will preach his music to my children

    L.... 2....

    Like my father did to me...

    L.... 2....

    Lady 2trill I will marry you someday! Have hope 🐈

  82. D.... A....

    Baddddddd

  83. A.... M....

    The best songs in the w

  84. t.... m....

    My father who passed in 2006 introduced me to Peter when I was very young still end of 2017 I'm still bangin Tosh .. I'm not gonna give it up

    t.... m....

    your father is a wise man

    t.... m....

    My father did the same with me...

  85. J.... D....

    Bushdoctor😎😎😎

  86. L.... A....

    Amandla Awethu!

  87. c.... h....

    fighting till Africa and Africans are free

  88. S.... C....

    Big ☝

  89. J.... ....

    I sang baratone on this track.

    J.... ....

    Really?

  90. R.... T....

    Man if I can just rewind time, I think I would take that bullet instead of Tosh or at least make that robbery impossible

    R.... T....

    That's love with such powerful words!

    R.... T....

    reggaeking wow xx lovely soul xx

    R.... T....

    The fight continues, my brothers. We MUST help Africa, these conditions are unacceptable. Same for Palestinians, someone must speak for those with no voice if their own. Sometimes we forget how privileged we are!

    R.... T....

    You love Peter Tosh my family

    R.... T....

    @Yvette Grant you a not very wise if you think is own race is behind his death. The guy who killed tosh didn't even hide, he didn't try to rob tosh, he took nothing, he and tosh didn't have any beef, he did it out in the open, go spend the little time in prison.

  91. C.... A....

    Evergreen! Top top stuff!

  92. m.... m....

    TOSH was such a great artist,God knows
    keeping rasta on check
    never give up rasta keep on fighting rasta

  93. R.... N....

    Reggae the only original and most mystical song for soul of a man long live tosh and bob am too proud of you!

  94. f.... m....

    I AM NOT GONNA GIVE IT UP

  95. S.... R....

    until I get my children to be something of relevance to specify...words..sound and power.

  96. F.... L....

    roots rock reggae

  97. J.... K....

    the only thing that separate us from one another is our thoughts.