'Cause I remember when a we used to sit
in a government yard in Trenchtown
Mingle with the good people we meet
Little darlin', don't shed no tears
Said I remember when we used to sit
in the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights
Log wood burnin' thru the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
and so I've got to push on thru,
Oh, little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman, no woman, no woman no cry
No woman, no cry No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry No woman, no cry
Said, said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Oba, ob-serving the hypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
Oh good friends we've lost along the way
In this great future you can't forget your past
No woman, no cry No woman, no cry
Little darlin' don't shed no tears
Said, said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire light
As it was log wood burnin' through the night
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
So I've got to push on through
Oh, my little sister, don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry No woman, no cry
Oh, my little darlin', don't shed no tears