natty dread natty dread natty dread yes i man don t like to get mix up by pushing me mouth in something i can t prove i man don t take hearsay dem kind of things bring mix up i man no say what next man say i like to prove things for i self 2 so i take a walk from 6th street trying to prove something going to the bottom of 8th street from corner to corner you can hear yes the youths dem a shout 3 natty dread yes them dread natty dread natty roots natty cool yes them dread for they stand up in babylon natty dread natty roots natty cool yes them dread for they stand up in babylon repeat 2 repeat 3 natty dread natty roots now natty dread internationally all around town yes them dread for they stand up in babylon