Why boasteth thyself, O evil men;Playing smart and not being clever, oh no!I say you’re working iniquityTo achieve vanity, yeah, if a-so a-so.But the goodness of Jah – JahIdureth for Iver. If you are the big tree,We are the small axeSharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)Ready to cut you down, oh yeah! These are […]
I, rebel musicI, rebel musicWhy can’t we roam this open countryOh why can’t we be what we want to beWe want to be free 3 o’clock – roadblock, curfewAnd I’ve got to throw awayYes I’ve got to throw awayYes I’ve got to throw awayMy little herb stalk I, rebel musicI, rebel music Take my soul […]
Wo, man, deh you are! When the race gets hard to run,It means you just can’t take the pace.When it’s time to have your fun,You find the tears run on down through your face,Then you stop and think a little:Are you the victim of the system?Anyday now they gon’ let you down;Remember, Natty will be […]
You’ve been ridingYou’ve been riding quite a while, child(keep on riding, keep on riding)You’ve been jivingLike a peacock, that’s your style(keep on jiving), ooh (keep on jiving) Now I remember the days in schoolThere wasn’t a time when you didn’t treat me cruelOoh, wait till I get my hooks on youI’ll show you what a […]
Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh-oh-oh, yea-eah! Men and people will fight ya down Tell me whyWhen ya see Jah light. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haLet me tell you if you’re not wrong; Then, why?Everything is all right.So we gonna walk, all right, through de roads of creationWe the generation Tell me whyTrod through great tribulation trod through great […]
Stiff-necked fools, you think you are coolTo deny me for simplicity.Yes, you have gone for so longWith your love for vanity now.Yes, you have got the wrong interpretationMixed up with vain imagination. So take Jah Sun, and Jah Moon,And Jah Rain, and Jah Stars,And forever, yes, erase your fantasy, yea-eah! The lips of the righteous […]
(Wo-o-o-o! Wo-o-o-o! Wooo!)Woman hold her head and cry,‘Cause her son had been shot down in the street and diedFrom a stray bullet. Woman hold her head and cry;Explaining to her was a passerbyWho saw the woman cry (cry)Wondering how can she work it out,Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah!Gift of […]
Check out the real situation:Nation war against nation.Where did it all begin?When will it end?Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution,And there ain’t no use: no one can stop them now.Ain’t no use: nobody can stop them now. Give them an inch, they take a yard;Give them a yard, they take a mile […]
Give thanks and praises to the Most-I (Jah!);Give thanks and praises so high (so high).He will not deceive us my brethren;He will only lead us again (again):Oh, take that veil from off of your eyes;Look into the future of realize. Noah had three sons, Ham, Shem and Japhet (Ham, Shem and Japhet);And in Ham is […]
Dready got a job to doAnd he’s got to fulfill that missionTo see his hurt is theirGreatest ambitionBut we’ll surviveIn this world of competition‘Cause no matter what they doNatty keep on comin thruAnd no matter what they sayNatty de deh every day Natty Dread rides againThru the mystics of tomorrowNatty Dread rides againHaving no fear, […]