Sit sit sit I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Brooklyn Observing the crookedness as it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had Oh, good friends we've lost along the way In this great future you can't forget your past, so dry your tears I say and to my peeps who passed away No woman, no cry, no woman no cry, say say say Hey little sister don't shed no tears No woman no cry say say say Say say say I remember when we used to rock in a project yard in Jersey And little Georgie would make the firelight As stolen cars passed through the night And then we'd hit the corner store for roots, paper, and brew My drink's my only remedy For pain of losing family, but while I'm gone shorty Everything's gonna be alright, everything's gonna be alright Fugees come to the dance tonight, everything's gonna be alright Everything's gonna be alright Everything's gonna be alright The gun man's in the house tonight But everything's gonna be alright (Oh ah oh ah) No woman, no cry, no woman no cry Hey little sister don't shed no tears No woman no cry say say say I remember when we used to sit in a government yard in Trench Town The hypocrites as they mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had oh good friends we've lost Along the way hey In this great future you can't forget your past so dry your tears I say And no woman no cry. No woman no cry say say say Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman no cry and to my peeps who passed away (Oh ah oh ah)