Easy Skanking, from the album Kaya (1978) · Video on YouTube
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Excuse me while I light my spliff (spliff)
Good God I gotta' take a lift (lift)
From reality I just can't drift (drift)
That's why I am staying with this riff (riff)
Take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking.
— Bob Marley
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Excuse me while I light my spliff (spliff)
Good God I gotta' take a lift (lift)
From reality I just can't drift (drift)
That's why I am staying with this riff (riff)
Take it easy, easy skanking
Got to take it easy, easy skanking." in the context of "Easy Skanking, from the album Kaya (1978) · Video on YouTube" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bob Marley" (Quotes, Song lyrics)
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About Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981), more famously known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter, and social activist. His vision of "One World, One Love," is a dream that inspired many.
About Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981), more famously known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter, and social activist. His vision of "One World, One Love," is a dream that inspired many.
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