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Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread),
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Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread).
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Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread),
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A Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread). Eh!
[Verse 1]
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Children get your culture, (Natty Dreadlock),
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And don't stay there and gesture, (Natty Dreadlock).
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Or the battle will be hotter, (Natty Dreadlock),
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And you won't get no supper, (Natty Dreadlock).
[Chorus 2]
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Dread, Natty Dread now, (Natty Dread),
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Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dread).
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Natty Dreadlock in a Babylon, (Natty Dread),
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Roots Natty, roots Natty! (Natty Dread).
[Verse 2]
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Then I walk up the first street, (Natty Dreadlock),
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And then I walk up the second street to see, (Natty Dreadlock).
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Then I trod on through third street, (Natty Dreadlock),
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And then I talk to some Dread on fourth street, (Natty Dreadlock).
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Natty Dreadlock in a fifth street, (Natty Dreadlock),
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And then I skip one fence to sixth street, (Natty Dreadlock).
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I've got to reach seventh street, (Natty Dreadlock).
[Chorus 3]
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Natty Dreadlock Bingy Bongo I, (Natty Dread),
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Natty dread, Natty Dread, now, (Natty Dread),
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Roots Natty Congo I, (Natty Dread).
[Break]
Bm7
Oh, Natty, Natty,
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Natty 21,000 miles away from home, yeah.
Bm7
Oh, Natty, Natty,
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And that's a long way, for Natty to be from home.
[Verse 3]
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Don't care what the world seh, (Natty head),
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I'n'I couldn't never go astray, (Natty head).
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Just like a bright and sunny day; (Natty head),
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Oh, we're gonna have things our way, (Natty head).
[Chorus 4]
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Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock, (Natty Dreadlock),
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Dreadlock Congo Bongo I, (Natty Dreadlock).
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Don't care what the world seh, (Natty Dreadlock),
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I'n'I gonna have things our way, (Natty Dreadlock).
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If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock),
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If I head Natty inna the red, (Natty Dreadlock).
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Natty Dread, Natty Dreadlock...