Ambush In The Night Lyrics - Singles - Africa Unite

(by Bob Marley) 

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!) 

See them fighting for power (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!), 

But they know not the hour (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!),; 

So they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money, 

Trying to belittle our 

Integrity now. 

They say what we know 

Is just what they teach us; 

And we're so ignorant 

'Cause every time they can reach us (shoobe, doo-wa) 

Through political strategy (shoo-be, doo-wa); 

They keep us hungry (shoobe, doo-wa), 

And when you gonna get some food (shoobe, doo-wa), 

Your brother got to be your enemy, we-e-ell! 

Ambush in the night, 

All guns aiming at me; 

Ambush in the night, 

They opened fire on me now. 

Ambush in the night, 

Protected by His Majesty. 

Ooh-wee, ooh-wee. Ooh-wa-ooh! 

(Ooh-wee) Ooh-wee, ooh-wee (ooh-wa), Ooh-wa! 

Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ooh! 

Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ah! 

Well, what we know 

Is not what they tell us; 

We're not ignorant, I mean it, 

And they just cannot touch us; 

Through the powers of the Most-I (shoobe, doo-wa), 

We keep on surfacin' (shoobe, doo-wa); 

Thru the powers of the Most-I (shoobe, doo-wa), 

We keep on survivin'. 

Yeah, this ambush in the night 

Planned by society; 

Ambush in the night; 

They tryin' to conquer me; 

Ambush in the night 

Anyt'ing money can bring; 

Ambush in the night 

Planned by society; 

Ambush in the night 

--- fadeout ---