Natty Dread Lyrics

[Rita Anderson; Alan Cole]

            Dread, Natty Dread now,                         (Natty Dread)
            Dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                        (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon:                   (Natty Dread)
            A dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                      (Natty Dread)
            Eh!  Children get your culture                  (Natty Dreadlock)
            And don't stay there and gesture, a-ah,         (Natty Dreadlock)
            Or the battle will be hotter                    (Natty Dreadlock)
            And you won't get no supper.                    (Natty Dreadlock)

            Natty Dread, Natty Dread, now;                  (Natty Dread)
            A dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                      (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon -                  (Natty Dread)
            Roots Natty, Roots Natty!                       (Natty Dread)

            Then I walk up the first street,                (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I walk up the second street to see.    (Natty Dreadlock)
            Then I trod on through third street,            (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street. (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street,              (Natty Dreadlock)
            And then I skip one fence to sixth street.      (Natty Dreadlock)
            I've got to reach seventh street:               (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I                   (Natty Dread)
            Natty dread, Natty Dread, now,                  (Natty Dread)
            Roots Natty Congo I.                            (Natty Dread)

            Oh, Natty, Natty,
            Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah!
            Oh, Natty, Natty,
            And that's a long way
            For Natty to be from home.

            Don't care what the world seh;                  (Natty Dread)
            I'n'I couldn't never go astray.                 (Natty Dread)
            Just like a bright and sunny day:               (Natty Dread)
            Oh, we're gonna have things our way.            (Natty Dread)
            Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock,                   (Natty Dreadlock)
            Dreadlock Congo Bongo I.                        (Natty Dreadlock)
            Don't care what the world seh;                  (Natty Dreadlock)
            I'n'I gonna have things our way.                (Natty Dreadlock)
            If a egg Natty in a the red -                   (Natty Dreadlock)
            If a egg Natty in a the red.                    (Natty Dreadlock)
            Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock.   /fadeout/