Small Axe

Bob Marley

1. Why boasteth thy-self, O heathen men;
   Playing smart and not being clever, oh no!
   I say you're working iniqui-ty, to a-chieve vanity, yeah, if a-so a-so.
   But the goodness of Jah-Jah, en-dureth for-ever.

R1: If you are the big tree,
    We are the small axe 
    Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
    Ready to cut you down, oh yeah!
   
2. These are the words of my master, (Keep on tellin' me - o-oh!)
   No weak heart shall prosper:
   And whosoever diggeth a pit, Shall fall in it - shall fall in it.
   Whosoever diggeth a pit, shall bury in it - shall bury in it.

R2: If you are the big tree,        
    We are the small axe
    Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
    Ready to cut you down 

*: Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down
   Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down

3. Whosoever diggeth the pit, shall fall in it, fall in it, eh!
   Whosoever diggeth the pit, shall bury in it - shall bury in it.

R2: If you are the big tree... (2x)