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Nacka na, nacka na, kadama way Gadama way Down I, Selassie I, a Ashanti I, Rastafari Sound's call "Natty Dread are the ruler" (Yeah) An' ballhead are the fooler
Say, natty dread are the ruler (Huh) Say, the natty dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, natty dread are the ruler Say, nacka na, nacka na, nacka na, nacka na Natty dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, him dread are the ruler
Man, mi said, him dread in Jamaica Dread are the ruler, if him dread in a Holland Dread are the ruler, if him dread in a England Dread are the ruler, if him dread in a Canada Dread are the ruler, if him dread in America (Huh) Dread are the ruler, anywhere him dread, him are the ruler
You don't have to born a dread But you have some dread out there weh just Fall an' hit poke an' run serious stroke
Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler
Tell you 'bout the sound a call "Ruler of a Pooler" Tell you 'bout the sound, a dis ya one are well cooler (Huh) Dread are the ruler, sound's call "Natty Dread are the ruler" An' we no come here because we are no fool, ya (Huh)
Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Him dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Every dread are the ruler
Every natty-natty-natty, Congo natty, dread a natty Down I, a Bashanti I, Selassie I, Rastafari Sound of creation, and daughters of Zion Zion I, Zion I (Oh)
Natty dread are the ruler, ruler of a Pooler Dread are the ruler, so the natty dread are the ruler Natto piyah, Congo I, a Bashanti I, a down I (Huh) Are the ruler, so the natty dread are the ruler (Huh) Oh, dread are the ruler (Huh)
Man, if him dread, him are England Him are the ruler, if him dread in a Brixton Him are the ruler, if him dread in a Canada Him are the ruler, if him dread in Bermuda (Huh) Him are the ruler, dread in America Him are the ruler, if him dread in a Africa Him are the ruler, sound's call "Natty Dread are the ruler"
Said, a natty dread are the ruler (Huh) Said, di natty dread are the ruler Man, mi said, di natty dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Ruler of a Pooler, dread are the ruler Natty dread are no fool, ya, dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Dread are the ruler, dread are the ruler Ruler of a Pooler, natty dread no fool ya Sound of that we tell you 'bout the Sound a call "Dread are the ruler" (Huh) That we tell you each an' everyone to come on Down an' settle down an' really hear the sound An' di natty dread are the-