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The Bars Could Not Hold Me. Force Could Not Control Me. They Tried To Keep Me Down, But Jah Put I Around. Yes, I've Been Accused. Wrongly Abused. But Through The Powers Of The Most High, They've Got To Turn Me Loose.

-Bob Marley

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The Bars Could Not

Bob Marley

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The Bars Could Not Hold Me. Force Could Not Control Me. They Tried To Keep Me Down, But Jah Put I Around. Yes, I've Been Accused. Wrongly Abused. But Through The Powers Of The Most High, They've Got To Turn Me Loose.

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