Roots Natty Congo

Roots natty, roots natty congo
Roots natty, roots natty dread
Roots natty, roots natty congo

Our foreparents were born in Africa
And we are born in Jamaica (Roots)
Everyday some people a talk
Like they are born in Africa

The roots natty congo
Tell you, natty dread is a bongo
Tell you, natty dread is a congo (Ow)
And a what a roots natty congo

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, but now we born in a Jamdown
For, we are African descendant, I would tell you
Say dat, we are African descendant, I would say
Cah, our ancestors was born in Africa
And so they brought us here as slave
An' some of us to dig your grave

My mother was a true born African
Tell dem dat, mi papa was a true born African
For, we are African, for, we are African
For, we are African down in Jamaica
Dung in a Babylon, dung in a England
Way down in a Europe (Woah)
An' African in a Canada
So mi say dat African is in America
Woah, I tell you, African is in a China
Tell you 'bout the sound a call a "Africa"
African, dem spread out (Woah)

African in a China (Woah)
An' African in a India
So mi say dat African is in a Syria
Mi say dat African is in a Asia (Woah)
An' African is in a England
African is in a New Zealand
African in a Canada
Tell you 'bout the sound of little Wales
I would tell you 'bout di African

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 this African
Because mi mama was a true born African
Mi say, mi papa was a true born African
So dem brought us here as slave
And so we have fi dig we grave

Tell you 'bout the sound a call a "Africa"
An' African in a Canada (Woah)
An' African in a England
Mi say dat African in a Europe
Woah, dat dem time they reach, dem reach 'cross Canada
Well, after dat, mi say, dem reach in Jerusalem
An' so mi tell you, say, dem gone 'cross Scotland
Tell you 'bout a, tell you, say, dem gone in a (Woah)
Tell you 'bout a, brother, (Oh, baby)