Natty Dread A Ruler

[Intro]
*Scatting*
A to thee high, Selassie high
Ashanti high, Rastafari
Sound's call "Natty Dread A De Ruler"
Yeah, an' ballhead are the fooler

[Verse 1]
Say, natty dread are di ruler (Huh)
Said-a, natty dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Natty dread are di ruler
Say, *scatting*
Natty dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Him dread are di ruler

[Chorus]
Man, mi said, him dread in Jamaica (Dread are di ruler)
If him dread in a Holland (Dread are di ruler)
If him dread in a England (Dread are di ruler)
If him dread in a Canada (Dread are di ruler)
If him dread in America, huh (Dread are di ruler)
Anywhere him dread, him are di ruler

[Verse 2]
You don't have to born a dread
But you have some dread out there weh just follow
An' eat pork an' run serious joke

[Chorus]
Dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Tell you 'bout di sound-a call-a "Ruler For Poorer"
Tell you 'bout di sound-a, dis ya one a well cooler
Dread are di ruler

[Bridge]
Sound's call "Natty Dread A De Ruler"
An' him would-a come here because he are no fooler
Dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Him dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)

[Verse 3]
Every dread are di ruler
Heavy natty-natty-natty-congo-natty-natty-dread
A natty down in ya Ashanti high, Selassie high, Rastafari high
Son of creation an' dawtas of Zion
Zion high is Zion high

[Chorus]
Woah, natty dread are di ruler (Cooler for pooler)
Dread are di ruler
Tell you so, the natty dread are di ruler
Nat up I-ya, Congo high, Ashanti high, a down di high
Dread are di ruler
Tell you so, the natty dread are di ruler (Huh)
Dread are di ruler

[Verse 4]
Man, if him dread in a England (Him are di ruler)
If him dread in a Brixton (Him are di ruler)
If him dread in a Canada (Him are di ruler)
If him dread in Bermuda, huh (Him are di ruler)
Dread in America (Him are di ruler)
If him dread in a Africa (Him are di ruler)

[Chorus]
Sound's call "Natty Dread A De Ruler"
Said-a, natty dread are di ruler (Huh)
Say, di natty dread are di ruler
Man, mi say di natty dread are di ruler
Dread are di ruler (Dread are di ruler)
Ruler for pooler (Dread are di ruler)
Natty dread are no fool, ya (Dread are di ruler)
Dread are di ruler, dread are di ruler, dread are di ruler
Dread are di ruler, ruler for pooler, natty dread no fool, ya

[Outro]
Song, as I would tell you 'bout the sound a call-a
Dread are di ruler!
As I would tell you each an' everyone to come on down an' settle down an' really hear di sound