written by - Bob Marley
lead vocals - Bob Marley
released in - 1971
produced by - The Wailers

One good thing about music, when it hits ya [you feel no pain]
Wow, wow I say, one good thing about music, when it hits ya [you feel no pain]
Hit me with music, hit me with music, now
This is [Trenchtown Rock] don't watch that
[Trenchtown Rock] Big fish or sprat now
[Trenchtown rock] You reap what you sew
[Trenchtown rock] and ony Jah-Jah know
[Trenchtown rock] I'll never turn my back
[Trenchtown rock] I'll give the song a try
[Trenchtown rock] I'll never let the children cry
[Trenchtown rock] For you got to tell Jah-Jah why
[Groovin'] it's Kingston 12
[Groovin'] it's Kingston 12
[Groovin'] it's Kingston 12, now
[Groovin'] it's Kingston 12
Now why you come galong so, oh no
[Now why you come galong so] ska-ba-dip, ska-ba-do, [why you go lie oh]
Ska-ba-be-da-dip-da-ba-do-ska-ba-do
Woo, woo, I'm a groovin', but the world know it by now, now, now, now,
   now, now, now, now, y'all

Oh now I say, you reap no pain, now
One good thing about music, when it hits ya [you feel no pain] you feel no pain
Hit me with music, now, oh now, hit me with music now
Hit me with music, harder, [trenchtown rock] brutalize me 
This is, Trenchtown Rock, I say don't watch that
[Trenchtown Rock] If you are big fish or sprat
[Trenchtown Rock] You reap whay you sew
[Trenchtown Rock] And everyone know now
[Trenchtown Rock] Don't turn your back
[Trenchtown Rock] I say give the song a try
[Trenchtown Rock] Never let the children cry
[Trenchtown Rock] For you got to tell Jah-Jah why
[Groovin'] It's Kingston 12
[Groovin'] It's Kingston 12
[Groovin'] I said it's Kingston 12, now [groovin']
Wo, wo, wo, it's Kingston 12 [why you come galong so]
Since I told you that [now why you come galong so]
You should lead with love [why come go lie oh]
And I don't do that none of dem
And look dere now
[Groovin'] and then it's Kingston 12, uhh
Good God, look a here now, [you feel no pain] uhh
Hit me with mus...