Trail & Crosses

Sound's call natty dread learn di Amharic
That's why him don't 'fraid of baton stick
Here I come again
To rock your soul, I-ya man
Rock your soul, rock your soul
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
When tribes of Israel used to travel through Jerusalem

Say fi run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Say, natty dread learn di Amharic
That's why him don't 'fraid of baton stick
Tell you, natty dread learn di Amharic
That's why him don't 'fraid of baton stick (Well, ya hear me, man?)

Mi say, di twelve tribe dread, dem learn di Amharic
Di Federation dread, dem learn di Amharic
Di Bobo Shanti dread, dem learn di Amharic
Mi say, di Orthodox dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, mi say, di Catholic dread, dem learn di Amharic
Tell you, di dread learn di Amharic
Tell you, natty dread learn di Amharic
Man, natty roots learn di Amharic
Say, natty dread learn di Amharic
Tell you, natty dread learn di Amharic
Tell you, natty don't 'fraid of baton stick

So all you have fi do is run-come quick an' be slick
An' no bother play no funny trick
Say, run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Say, natty dread learn di Amharic
Tell you 'bout di sound a call di Amharic

Said, Isaiah Gabriel leading di twelve tribe of Israel
Said dat Isaiah Gabriel
He was leading di twelve tribe of Israel

Say, di twelve tribe dread, dem learn di Amharic
Di Federation dread, dem learn di Amharic
Di Bobo Shanti dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, mi say, di Orthodox dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, mi say, di Catholic dread, dem learn di Amharic

Tell you 'bout di Amharic no 'fraid of baton stick
Mi tell you 'bout di Amharic no 'fraid of baton stick
Tell you 'bout di Amharic no 'fraid of baton stick
Tell you 'bout di Amharic no 'fraid of baton stick
Say, natty dread learn di Amharic
Tell you 'bout di sound, tell you 'bout di talk
Tell you 'bout

Jah love, Jah love, a Jah Jah love music
Jah love, Jah love, a Jah Jah love music
Jah love music, a Jah Jah love music
Jah love, Jah love, Jah love, Jah love, Jah love, Jah love
Tell you 'bout di sound as I would say
Say, di twelve tribe dread, dem learn di Amharic
An' di Federation dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, di Bobo Shanti dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, di Orthodox dread, dem learn di Amharic
Man, mi say, di Catholic dread, dem learn di Amharic
Tell you, di dread learn di Amharic

Well, I-ya commercial dread, I-ya business dread, I-ya financial dread
I-ya bathroom locks, I-ya Orthodox or be married locks
Said, you got to learn

Say, natty dread live right
Tell you, natty dread don't fuss nor fight
Sound lead the way, come on down, well, mi a would tell you
Sound's call natty dread learn di Amharic
Tell you 'bout di sound as I would say

Said dat you run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Say, natty don't 'fraid of baton stick
Said dat you run-come quick, no bother play no funny trick
Say, natty dread learn di Amharic (Show dem di way)

Step it out an' show dem di way
Tell you dat dem boss, him never lef' from a many hard day
An' Jah Jah show dem di way