Natty Dread will never run away, no no no,
Natty Dread will never run away.
Marcus Garvey prophesy say, Oh yeah
Man a go find him back against the wall, yeah.

It a go bitter.
When the right time comes, Lord,
Some a go charge fe treason.
When the right time come,

Yeah some a go charge fe arson.
When the right time come, Lord,
Some a go charge fe murder.
When the law man come,

Some a go run till dem tumble down.
When the Parson come, him a go quote de scripture.
Swallow field a go be in a the battlefield, Yeah Yeah.
Natty Dread will never run away, no no no.

Natty Dread will never run away, no my brethren.
Dis ya a prophecy, hold dem Marcus.
Dis ya a prophecy,
Hold dem Marcus.

Swallow field a go be in a de battlefield.
Yeah yeah
Natty Dread will never run away, no no no,
Natty Dread will never run away, no my brethren.

Dis ya a prophecy, dis ya prophecy.
When the right time come, Lord,
Some a go charge fe treason,
When the right time come,

Some a go charge fe arson.
When the right time come, Lord,
Some a go fe murder.
When the law man come,

Some a go run till dem tumble down.
When the parson come, him a go quote de scripture.
Swallow field a go be in a yeah, battlefield.
Yeah yeah

Natty Dread will never run away, no no no...

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