Biography:
Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it.
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Other songs:
- 007 Shanty Town
- Beautiful And Dangerous
- Coomyah
- Fu Man Chu
- Get Up Edina
- Hey Grandma
- Hippopotamus
- Honor Your Mother And Father
- I Believe
- Intensified 68 Music Like Dirt
- Israelite
- Israelites
- It Gotta Be So
- It Mek
- Keep A Cool Head
- My Reward
- Nincompoop
- Peace Of Mind
- Pickney Gal
- Pretty Africa
- Rude Boy Train
- Sabotage
- The Israelite
- Tips Of My Fingers
- To Sir With Love
- Unity
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Israelite:Desmond Dekker(& The Aces.)
#1 in UK and #9 in USA in '68.
***(Check out the video on YouTube.
When we heard this song back in '68 we
thought he was singing 'me ears are a-light.')***
#1.(Capo 2nd fret for orig. Plus there are slightly
different versions of this song.)
A
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,
A7
so that every mouth can be fed.
D E A F G
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#2.
A
Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me.
A7
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#3.
A
Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.
A7
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#4.
A
After a storm there must be a calm.
A7
catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
REPEAT WHOLE SONG:
ADD:
D E A
poor, poor me, me-Israelite.(x3)
F G A
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 in UK and #9 in USA in '68.
***(Check out the video on YouTube.
When we heard this song back in '68 we
thought he was singing 'me ears are a-light.')***
#1.(Capo 2nd fret for orig. Plus there are slightly
different versions of this song.)
A
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,
A7
so that every mouth can be fed.
D E A F G
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#2.
A
Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me.
A7
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#3.
A
Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.
A7
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
#4.
A
After a storm there must be a calm.
A7
catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.
D E A C D
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
REPEAT WHOLE SONG:
ADD:
D E A
poor, poor me, me-Israelite.(x3)
F G A
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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