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[Verse 1]
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It's a long-long-long-long-long
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It's a long time, I man a burn up the cali weed
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But it seems the Babylon dem (Dem)
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Come fight 'gainst I, dem-a fight 'gainst I
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I wanna know... the reason why
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Babylon fight 'gainst natty dread
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Babylon no fight 'gainst the rum head
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Babylon no fight 'gainst the wine head
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Only a natty dreadlocks
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Natty dreadlock in a Babylon
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Natty dread all over Rome
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Dread in a Babylon
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Dread weh thee wicked gwan
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Babylon come-come-come
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Come-see I a burn up a little cali
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Babylon-lon-lon fall, yeah, Babylon fall!
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Di wicked one drop
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Wicked one shall feel the fire of Jah
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Babylon dread, say, Babylon dread
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Fire can burn, burn Babylon-lon-lon
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Burn, Babylon; it a go dread weh the Babylon
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Natty Dread up in a Babylon-lon-lon
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Natty Dread all over Rome (Oh)
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He no want in a Babylon (No)
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Place call African land
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That's di place where we wanna go
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Way up in a African-can-can
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That's di place where my forefathers were
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That's di place where I wanna go you know (Oh)
Natty Dread, dreader than dread
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Dreader than dread, burn Babylon-lon-lon
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Natty dread up in a wicked one
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It a go dread in a babylon
[Outro]
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Natty Dread up in a Babylon