| now there’s no stem, leaves, or branches without the roots
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| you’ll never find a city of dudes without the radicals
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| you’ll never see the earth without the rocks, they’re the foundation
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| music wouldn’t be music without reggae c’mon
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals you rock to the reggae
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals you dub to the reggae
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals skankin to the reggae
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| you roots internationally
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| it’s the roots (the roots) the radics the rockers and the reggae
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| roots (the roots) the radicals rockers and the reggae
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals you dubby to the reggae
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| you roots
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| now the roots are the inspiration of the people oh yes
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| and without them all would be gone astray
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| I can hear the voices of the radicals in the cities
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| Grab on, brother! |
| To the rock I said
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| Rastafari, he leads the way
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| and reggae is the music which sends a message
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| tells of history, the truth, and the right
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| leading the cause of the innocent ones
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| to come forth be afflicted and keep them from wrong
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| Let the aged be protected and the infant be strong yes oh yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Remeber reggae is the music which sends a message
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| tells of history, the truth, and the right
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| leading the cause of the innocent ones
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| to come forth be afflicted and keep them from wrong
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| Let the aged be protected and the infants be strong
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| it’s the roots (you roots) you radicals you rock to the reggae
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals you dub to the reggae
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| you roots (you roots) you radicals skankin to the reggae
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| you roots y’all |