| Roots natty roots natty Congo
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| Roots natty roots natty dread
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| Roots natty roots natty Congo
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| Our parents were born in Africa, and we are born in Jamaica. |
| «Root» Everyday some people are dark like they are born in Africa!
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| The roots natty Congo
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| The natty dread hit the bongo
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| The natty dread in the Congo. |
| «ow» Said I want the roots not the bongo
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| See they said me Mama & me Papa say them born in the Africa
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| Me Mama & me Papa say them born in the Africa
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| Them born in a jungle
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| Also we born in a jungle
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| But we are African descendant I will tell you
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| Said that we are African ascendant I would say
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| That our ancestors was born in Africa
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| And so that rather there a slave, I told my boss to dig a grave
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| My mother was a true born African
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| Tell them that the Papa was a true born African
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| For real African, for we are African, for we are African
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| Down in Jamaica
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| Down in a Babylon
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| Down in the England
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| Aah, and I hippy in a Europe
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| Wooaah, and African in a Canada
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| Don’t they say that African is in America
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| Well, I tell you African is in a China
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| Hear about the song I call a African
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| African them spread out!
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| Wooaah, African in a China
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| Wooaah, and African in a India
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| So me say that African is in a Syria
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| Me say that African is in a Asia
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| Wooaah and African is in a England. |
| «ow» African is in a New Zealand
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| African in a Canada
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| Hear about the song I lead the way as I will tell about the African
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| Me mother was a born true born African
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| Me Papa born as a true born African
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| That’s why we got to sing my song about these Africans
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| Because me Mama was a true born African
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| Me say me Papa was a true born African
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| So them rather there a slave and so me have to dig me grave
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| Hear about the song I call a African
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| And African in a Canada
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| Wooaah, and African in a England
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| Me say there’s African in a Europe
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| Oh, and that they tell me when they witchcraft Canada
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| And after that me say them reach in Jerusalem
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| Hm, so me tell them say them growing grass Scotland
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| Hear about the people said them growing in a wooaah!
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| Hear about the brother take care of his daughter, everywhere! |