Natty Sat Upon the Rock

Now here comes counter-action for satisfaction

Dis yah one come fi rock di nation

Jook yuh like a penincillin injection, you know?

Do it yah

Cah Natty sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Turn it on an attack an man a two bwoy drop

He charge an attack an man a two bwoy drop

Natty toil tru di 'truggles of Africa

Cho, Natty trod into di jungles of Africa

Open di Bible suh he read up a chapter

Started to chant up di roots an culture

Tell it to di brothers, oh he tell it to di sista

He sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

He sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Man yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cho man I seh yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cah man I seh yuh get weh from man but yuh nuh get weh from Jah

Yuh get weh from man but yuh nuh get weh from Jah

Seh yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cah man yuh seh yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cah man a Natty dread up on the mountain top

Cah tell yuh Natty dread up on the mountain top

Come on and mek wi chant dung Babylon

Mek we chant dung Babylon

Dung to di grung

Seh on yuh way up, seh on yuh way down

You rigging and jigging to di number one sound

And mek wi chant dung Babylon, dung to di grung

Wi chant dung Babylon, dung to di grung

No matter weh yuh run, yuh just cyaan hide

Yuh slip yuh slide, yuh gwaan bruk yuh backside

Natty sat upon di rock and watch di wicked dem drop

Sat upon di rock and watch di wicked dem drop

Natty turn on attack an man a two bwoy drop

Yuh come a with yuh hammer suh yuh come a with your saw

Yuh come a with yuh hammer suh yuh come a with your saw

Yuh build a likkle house inna Africa

Wen yuh build a likkle house inna Africa

Cah man a inna Babylon a bare manslaughter

Seh inna Babylon a bare manslaughter

Mi cyaan get no fun, neither a laughter

Mi cyaan get no fun, neither laughter

Fi sat a with a African daughter

Cah Natty sat a with a African daughter

Cho Natty sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop, bow!

Sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

He turn on attack an man a two bwoy drop

Yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cho man I seh yuh cuda neva hide from Jah

Cah man I seh yuh cyaan go to Zion with a carnal mind

Cyaan go to Zion with a carnal mind

Seh dem deh dutty mind yuh haffi lef dem behind

Yuh cyaan go to Zion with yuh M16

Yuh hands an yuh heart yuh haffi pure an clean

Clear off wid di beet an butter bean

I tell yuh beg yuh pass mi di ital green

Cah man a Natty chant up the roots and culture

Cah man him tek it to di brothers an sista

Cah Natty sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Sat upon di rock an watch di wicked dem drop

Quiet us