Bob Marley & The Wailers Small Axe lyrics

Why boasteth thyself, O evil men
Playing smart and not being clever, oh no
I say you're working iniquity
To achieve vanity, yeah, if a-so a-so
But the goodness of Jah Jah, idureth for iver

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

These are the words of my master
Keep on tellin' me oh!
No weak heart shall prosper
Oh no, they can't, eh

And whosoever diggeth a pit, Lord
Shall fall in it, shall fall in it
Whosoever diggeth a pit
Shall bury in it, shall bury in it

If you are the big tree
We are the small axe

Sharpened to cut you down
Ready to cut you down

Hey, whosoever diggeth the pit
Shall fall in it, fall in it, eh
Hey, whosoever diggeth the pit
Shall bury in it, shall bury in it

If you have a big tree
We have a small axe
Ready to cut you down
(Well sharp)
Sharpened to cut you down

If you are the big tree
Let me tell you this, we are the small axe
Ready to cut you down
(Well sharp)
Sharpened to cut you down

If you are the big tree