Roots natty, roots natty congo

Roots natty, roots natty dread

Roots natty, roots natty congo (Yeah)

Our parents were born in Africa

And we are born in Jamaica (Roots)

Everyday some people are talk

Like they are born in Africa

Natty roots, natty congo

Tell you, natty dread is a bongo

Tell you, natty dread is a congo

Said, a what a roots natty bongo

Tell you, say, mi mama an' mi papa, say, dem born in a Africa

Mi mama an' mi papa, say, dem born in a Africa

Born in a Jamdown

Oh, so we born in a Jamdown

For, we are African descendant, I would tell you

Said dat, we are African descendant, I would say

You know, our ancestors was born in Africa

And so they brought us there slaving, some a go to dig your grave

My mother was a true born African

Tell you dat, mi papa was a true born African

But, we are African; But, we are African; But, we are African

Down in Jamaica; Down in a Babylon; Down in a England

Oh, we a heavy in a Europe

Wooy, a natty gone in a Canada

So, mi said, a African is in America

For, I tell you, African is in a China

Tell you 'bout the sound a call a "Africa"

African, dem, spread out (Wooy)

African in a China

Wooy, an' African in a India

So, mi said, a African is in a Syria

Mi said dat African is in a Asia

Wooy, an' African is in a England

African is in a New Zealand

African in a Canada

Tell you 'bout di sound a lead di way as I would tell you 'bout di Africans

Mi mother was a born true born African

Mi papa born as a true born African

That's why mi got to sing my song about dis African

Because, mi mama was a true born African

Mi say, mi papa was a true born African

So them brought us here slavin', so we have fi dig we grave

Tell you 'bout di sound a call a "Africa"

A natty gone in a Canada (Wooy)

An' African in a England

Said dat, African in a Europe (Wooy)

Dat di time, dem really reach 'cross Canada

Well, after dat, mi say, dem reach in Jerusalem

So mi tell you, seh, dem gone 'cross Scotland

Tell you 'bout a-

Seh, dem gone in a- (Wooy)

Tell you 'bout a [Scatting]