Yu-ya-ya-ye, yu-ya-ya-yow

Yu-ya-ya-ye, yu-ya-ya-ye

Yu-ya-ya-yow, yow-yow

You're trying to conquer dreadlocks

You never will conquer natty dreadlocks

Keep trying to conquer natty dreadlocks

You never will conquer natty dreadlocks

Going around persecuting Jah Jah children

Isn't the right thing to do (Oh)

You'll soon be running, weeping an' moaning

I'm gonna prove it to you (Oh)

You can't conquer natty dreadlocks

You just can't conquer natty dreadlocks

Keep trying to conquer natty dreadlocks

You never will conquer natty dreadlocks

Jah!

Almighty Jah-high, I say

You can't conquer natty dreadlocks

You can't conquer natty dreadlocks

Natty-natty, natty are livin' in a Babylon (Yeah, yes)

Natty-natty don't want live in a Babylon

Natty-natty-natty-natty on ya

Natty, natty-natty-natty-natty-natty-natty-natty

Going around persecuting Jah Jah children

Isn't the right way to do (Oh-oh)

You'll soon be running, I'm coming to nat up your way

I'm gonna prove it to you, you (Yes)

You can't conquer natty dread now

Every time you turn you see a natty-natty dread now

An' those natty of youth are dreadnoughts

So, you can't take an' conquer natty dreadlocks

You can't conquer natty dreadlocks