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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Upsetters
The Upsetters
Performer
Prince Jazzbo
Prince Jazzbo
Toasting
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Percussion
B. Gardiner
B. Gardiner
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Producer

Lyrics

(One)
Rockers, rockers ain't no crackers
Musical this, real coppers eh
Seh him bruk one skank pon di gully bank
Mi seh dem bruk two skank pon di river bank
Mi seh dem bruk three skank inna Bowerbank
Mi seh dem mmm, lawd have mercy
Dally an him ride and him, down there
An him doan trouble no one business
Seh him dally and pass an ride
Lawd have mercy
She bam, di natty dread skank
She bam, she bam, di natty dread skank
She bam-bam-bam, di natty dread skank
She bam, she bam
Said who feels it knows it
(Tribal war down inna, mmm)
(Said it down inna Babylon)
(Tribal war down there)
(Said it down inna Babylon)
Slippery out there, lawd have mercy
Said a morning man it slippery out there, yeah
Mi said it slippery out there, tribal war
It slippery out there
Talking, doan sky lark
For him know seh it slippery out there
Lawd have mercy
She bam, she bam, she bam-bam-bam
Di natty dread skank
Mi seh dem dub it pon di gully bank
Mi seh dem dub it pon di river bank
Mi seh dem dub it an dem rub it inna Bowerbank
Mi seh dem gone a Tallaman
Said who feels it knows it yah
(Light, light, light, light, light, light)
Girl an girl an girl an they will never hurl out it, yeah
She bam, she bam, move yah
Goodness gracious
She bam, she bam, She bam-bam-bam
Pon di natty dread skank
She bam, she bam, she bam, she bam
She bam-bam-bam
Pon di natty dread skank
She bam-bam one, di natty dread
She bam, di two, di natty dread, uh
She bam-bam three on the natty dread uh
She bam pon di gully bank
Mi seh she bob it pon di river bank
Mi seh she bob it pon di gully bank
Mi seh she bob it inna Bowerbank
On di, on di natty dread skank
No bald head cannot sat upon the natty dread bandwagon
I would say
Do not sat upon di natty dread bandwagon
Not at all, I would say
She bam, she bam, she bam-bam-bam
On di natty dread skank
She bam
Written by: Lee "Scratch" Perry

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