Steely & Clevie - Natty Dread lyrics

Ha ha ha ha now this one is coming from Lt stichie And only meant to be humorous I don't mean to cause no fuss Dedicated to all natty dreadlocks Cah natty dreadlocks different from rasta man zeen Follow now come now! Di natty dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him naaah... left him Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him st-d-d-ding dang Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him In a country natty dread doing some farming All kind a things di natty dread a locks planting Like banana, calaloo and pumpkin, dasheen and cocoa Pop chow and plantain, okra and peppa and all kind a seasoning When di dread waan money di dread do some selling Early and bright one saturday morning inna bag fi dread put Calaloo, peppa and pumpkin Put it pon him bicycle and start di riding Him reach di main road di dread start di shouting People people sela**ie son coming And I man have all type a things selling Like ilaloo ipa and yumpkin Buy it out now becah you soon can't get nothing now Di natty dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him naaah... left him Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him st-d-d-ding dang Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him Dread get up with a cycle and him start di pumping Him tek di corner pon him haste like lightning Shout out jah! him dreadlocks him flashing Buck up pon a police man di police man stop him Di police man seh dreadlocks where you going hear di dread I and I man a go pon some hustling If you don't like it babylon gwaan try something Every when you si rasta pickney you nuh trouble him jah! Lick him with thunder and lightning Di police man stand up with a dead with laughing Di police man seh dreadlocks then what you selling Hear di dread! ilaloo ipa and yumpkin Di police man serious and stop di smiling But di dread think di police man joking Di police man seh dreadlocks you hear me what you selling Hear di dread cho! I and I man stop di talking Yaa man because di eye must be deaf or something Di natty dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him naaah... left him Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him st-d-d-ding ding Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him But babylon use di baton and lick him hear di dreadlocks I and I man nuh do nothing A just a sell calaloo, peppa and pumpkin But at that time babylon ready fi lick him Drape up di dreadlocks and then him handcuff him And carry him down a station and babylon trim him Fling him inna cell them would a k** him with beating Di dread inna di cell with a wholeheap a shouting A bad bwoy seh dreadlocks stop di shouting And would a k** di natty dreadlocks with beating hear di dread Sela**ie is not sleeping til I and I must left out ya so a morning A bad bwoy seh dreadlocks nuh badda seh nothing Or else we gwaan give you another piece a beating A bad bwoy use a jail bucket and duck him Hold di bucket by di handle and then him dust him Di dread look away and them start to rush him Them tek him out di cell and carry him go bathe him And put him back and give dinner inna di evening Then give di dread pork, banana and dumpling hear di dread A strict lighter stew I man eating Di first day pa** and hungry start to k** him hear di dread Sela**ie you son calling, jah you merciful and forgiving I gwaan eat di banana and di dumpling But don't badda see if I man eat di salt thing Natty dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him naaah... left him Dreadlocks have to face the type a living When babylon see him pon di street him nah left him