Biography:
Jimmy Cliff OM (Jamaican Order of Merit) born as James Chambers (1 April 1948, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want," "Many Rivers to Cross" and the title track from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world.
Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression
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Other songs:
- I Can See Clearly Now
- The Harder They Come
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Blessed Love
- Bongo Man
- Childrens Bread
- Club Paradise
- Come Into My Life
- Guns Of Brixton
- Hard Road To Travel
- Hard To Road To Travel
- Hello Sunshine
- I Got To Move On
- King Of Kings
- Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
- Lonely Streets
- Looking Forward
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Miss Jamaica
- My Ancestors
- No Justice
- One More
- Peace
- People
- Rebel In Me
- Reggae Night
- Remake The World
- Ruby Soho
- Shelter Of Your Love
- Ship Is Sailing
- Sitting In Limbo
- Son Of Man
- Strugglin Man
- Sufferin In The Land
- The Lion Awakes
- Use What I Got
- Vietnam
- We All Are One
- Wonderful World Beautiful People
- World Upside Down
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[Intro]
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down, oh yeah, all right
[Verse 1]
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Looking at the world today, I am implored to say
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So much war and poverty while few enjoy prosperity
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down, oh yeah, all right
[Verse 2]
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Looking at the world I agree, oh what fools we mortals be
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Morality is in demise, immorality is on the rise
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
[Bridge]
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Oh yeah, too much injustice
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How can there be peace, religious hypocrisy
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Political tyranity, you see it my...
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What about the children now, hey
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C G
They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
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They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down
[Outro]
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Oh yeah, crime and violence
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Poverty and starvation, ecological calamity
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Economic instability, what's wrong with humanity
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Have they lost their sanity, for the love of vanity
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What about the love, love now, you know that we need it
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What about the love, love, love, love, love, love, love
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[Chorus]
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
C G
They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down, oh yeah, all right
[Verse 1]
C G F C
Looking at the world today, I am implored to say
C G F C
So much war and poverty while few enjoy prosperity
[Chorus]
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
C G
They say the world is spinning around
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I say the world is upside down, oh yeah, all right
[Verse 2]
C G F C
Looking at the world I agree, oh what fools we mortals be
C G F C
Morality is in demise, immorality is on the rise
[Chorus]
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
[Bridge]
C F C C G7 C
Oh yeah, too much injustice
C F C C G7 C
How can there be peace, religious hypocrisy
C F C C G7 C
Political tyranity, you see it my...
C F C
What about the children now, hey
[Chorus]
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
[Chorus]
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
C G
They say the world is spinning around
F C
I say the world is upside down
[Outro]
C F C C G7 C
Oh yeah, crime and violence
C F C C G7 C
Poverty and starvation, ecological calamity
C F C C G7 C
Economic instability, what's wrong with humanity
C F C C G7 C
Have they lost their sanity, for the love of vanity
C F C C G7 C
What about the love, love now, you know that we need it
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What about the love, love, love, love, love, love, love
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