Israelites (No.6)
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"Israelites" was written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong and was released as a single in March 1969 by Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
Although few people could understand the lyrics, the single became the first UK reggae No.1, and was the first to break the American Top 10.
Dekker explained how "Israelites" was written. "I was walking in the park eating corn, I heard a couple arguing about money. I relate to those things and began to sing a little song - "You get up in the morning and you slaving for bread. - By the time I got home it was complete"