Natty Roots

Lyrics

[Intro] Black people (Huh) Never know themself until they're back against the wall So you see, awaiting Babylon and Satan killer must fall When I man say, Babylon are dem police and the soldier man Also a wicked man's a Babylon So youth man, you got to understand And look upon yourself (Natty roots, natty Congo) And check upon your structure (Natty roots, natty bingy) Look upon your structure [Chorus] Say, di Jah Jah dreader than dread (Roots, natty trench tribe) Say, watch di natty heavier than a lead (Natty roots, natty bobo) Watch out, man! [Verse 1] Say dat di fire going burn and di wicked have fi turn Fire going burn and di wicked have fi turn Say, blood uptown and a blood downtown Blood all over Rome Watch it, said that blood in di city (Zion) And a blood all over Rome, I would say, alright [Chorus] The natty dreadеr than dread (Natty roots, natty bobo) He heavy than lеad (Natty roots, natty bingy) Natty heavy than lead (Natty, natty, natty, natty) Natty, natty, natty roots, natty trench tribe Say, di natty roots, natty bobo, oh Lord (Zion, Zion, Zion, Zion) [Verse 2] Mount Zion, I would say (Natty roots, natty bobo) Cah tell you, mount Zion, I would say (Natty roots, natty lion) Humble mount Zion (Zion, Zion, Zion) You see, I and I will walk to go to the land that I want With the humble Ethiopian (Zion, Zion, Zion) Jah, let me tell you, we are humble Ethiopian Natty roots, natty bobo Cah so me say, we are go stepping ina Zion Natty roots, natty black man Cah let mi tell you, we are go walk ina Zion Natty roots, natty white man And let me tell you, we are go talk in a Zion Natty right pon di right So me really say, cah we are humble Ethiopian Natty roots, natty black man Cah weh mi say! (Natty roots, natty white man) Tell 'em, Scorcher, tell 'em! (Natty right pon di right) Alright! Zion, Zion, Zion, Zion, Zion, Zion, Zion Natty roots, natty bobo (Alright) Say, natty gone on to Zion with a carnal mind Gone on to Zion ina carnal mind (Natty right pon di right) Your carnal mind, it have fi stay behind Natty roots, natty black man You carnal mind, it have fi stay behind [Chorus] Cah natty dreader than dread (Natty roots, natty white man) Say, di natty heavy than lead (Zion, Zion, Zion) So me really say, cah natty dreader than dread (Zion, Zion, Zion) Chi heavy than lead (Zion, Zion) Jah dread, Jah dread, Jah dread, Jah dread [Verse 3] Jah dreader than dread (Yeah) Watch di natty heavy than lead (Natty roots, natty trench tribe) Man say (Natty roots, natty bingy) Bingy high (Natty roots, natty black man) Culture, love, god Jah Rastafari (Natty roots, natty white man) Humble is the youth man (Oh, Lord) Jah race is not for the swift Have mercy upon who no have mercy upon themself, I would tell you [Outro] Roots natty Congo (Oh, have mercy Jah) Roots natty Congo (Give thanks and praise) Watch di natty roots, natty trench tribe (After the father) I tell you, natty roots, natty trench tribe (Itinually)