Real Born African

The heights that dreadlocks were reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

But dread, while the baldhead slept

Were toiling upwards through the night, you know

Our foreparents were born in Africa (not true?)

And we are born in Jamaica (serious thing iyah)

Every day some people are talk (serious thing iyah)

Like they are born in Africa (serious, serious thing as I would say)

But we are African... uunh

I am a-true born African

A-just a-real born African

I'm a-good, good African

And I nuh trouble no one

Brothers and sister, no matter where you might be, who you are

So long as you're black as I would say

You is a-true born African

You is a-real born African

And Jah Jah will guide you

And Jah Jah will protect you

Though the way may tough

And though the way may rough

Jah will deh pon dem

I say we deh pon dem

Cos we are true born African born in a-England

African...

No matter where you are or who you might be, as I would say

So long as you're Black as I would tell you brother and sister, you are African

You are true born African, you are African

I tell you

And a-Jah Jah will guide you

And a-Jah Jah will protect you

A-though the road may rocky rocky

A-though the road may foggy foggy

A-say we deh pon dem (For you are African born in a-Canada) uuunh

African... (Good God)

Come brothers and sister

Love the life you live and live the life you love forever

Cos you are African

You are true born African, you're African

You are true born African, you're African

You are true born African, an African

Good God

And you are African (Cos you are African, [uunh] born in Jamaica)

African... How you mean

Watch it bretha, I a-true born African

I a-real born African

I a-true born African

Just a-real born African, Afri

Africa, as I would say

Roots, natty, roots natty congo

Just a-natty, natty