True born african
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๐ Lyrics
This musical sound is dedicated to each and every one
Of my brethren and sister in all over the world (Woah)
Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah, my name
Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah (Yeah, tell to me, sister)
Don't call me no English girl
Just call me by my name (Just do that)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same
But a mi tell you, true born African
Say, natty a true born African
Say, but mi living in a different land
No, no, mi now living in a different land
Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
Well, a puppa never born here
Say, so natty run and come on here
Say so, natty living in a different land (Do it-do it!)
Don't call me no English girl
Just call me by my name
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
Same (A little you know, [?])
Same (Do it!)
Now, mi a true born African
Say, natty a true born African
Living in a Jamaica
Sometime mi living in America
At time mi live in a London
Living in a dis ya land
But it rough in a Babylon (Hey)
Every dread down in a Babylon
Say, natty rough in a Babylon (Cut it!)
Every dread down in a Babylon (You know)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
Same (Got no one to blame)
Same (No be the same)
Mi cyaan play the game if you no true born African
Mi living in a dis ya land
It rough down in a Babylon
Mumma come from Africa
An' say, mi puppa come from Africa
And I say, mi granny come from Africa
But dem send mi down in a Jamaica (Hey-hey-hey!)
Rough down in a Babylon (Watch out, man)
Every dread in a Babylon (Lordy-lordy)
Just step it out of Babylon
Natty step it, step it in a Mount Zion (Hey-hey-hey!)
Every dread in a Babylon
And now the time is running out
And now they're putting up a shout
Without telling people what it's all about
Just spilling lies from their mouth
Dem just running off dem mouth
Don't know what dem chattin' about
But it in a Babylon
And you hear it
It rough down in a Babylon
And you say, dem talking a dis, a so dem talking dat
Dem no really know, just a where it's really at
It rough in a Babylon
Mi say, di terrible down here
Di dread in a Babylon
Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
And mi puppa never born here
Lord-our-Lord, mi only walk and come on here
Say that di dread in a Babylon
Say, the fire burn in a Babylon
Di blood a run down in a Babylon
I said, the fire burn in a Babylon
I said, di blood, it a go on in a Babylon
Dread in a Babylon
Mi say, mi bredda never born here (Woah)
Say, mi sister never born here
Of my brethren and sister in all over the world (Woah)
Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah, my name
Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah (Yeah, tell to me, sister)
Don't call me no English girl
Just call me by my name (Just do that)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same
But a mi tell you, true born African
Say, natty a true born African
Say, but mi living in a different land
No, no, mi now living in a different land
Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
Well, a puppa never born here
Say, so natty run and come on here
Say so, natty living in a different land (Do it-do it!)
Don't call me no English girl
Just call me by my name
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
Same (A little you know, [?])
Same (Do it!)
Now, mi a true born African
Say, natty a true born African
Living in a Jamaica
Sometime mi living in America
At time mi live in a London
Living in a dis ya land
But it rough in a Babylon (Hey)
Every dread down in a Babylon
Say, natty rough in a Babylon (Cut it!)
Every dread down in a Babylon (You know)
If you were born an English man
I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
Same (Got no one to blame)
Same (No be the same)
Mi cyaan play the game if you no true born African
Mi living in a dis ya land
It rough down in a Babylon
Mumma come from Africa
An' say, mi puppa come from Africa
And I say, mi granny come from Africa
But dem send mi down in a Jamaica (Hey-hey-hey!)
Rough down in a Babylon (Watch out, man)
Every dread in a Babylon (Lordy-lordy)
Just step it out of Babylon
Natty step it, step it in a Mount Zion (Hey-hey-hey!)
Every dread in a Babylon
And now the time is running out
And now they're putting up a shout
Without telling people what it's all about
Just spilling lies from their mouth
Dem just running off dem mouth
Don't know what dem chattin' about
But it in a Babylon
And you hear it
It rough down in a Babylon
And you say, dem talking a dis, a so dem talking dat
Dem no really know, just a where it's really at
It rough in a Babylon
Mi say, di terrible down here
Di dread in a Babylon
Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
And mi puppa never born here
Lord-our-Lord, mi only walk and come on here
Say that di dread in a Babylon
Say, the fire burn in a Babylon
Di blood a run down in a Babylon
I said, the fire burn in a Babylon
I said, di blood, it a go on in a Babylon
Dread in a Babylon
Mi say, mi bredda never born here (Woah)
Say, mi sister never born here
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.34] This musical sound is dedicated to each and every one
[00:03.02] Of my brethren and sister in all over the world (Woah)
[00:06.91] Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah, my name
[00:14.66] Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah (Yeah, tell to me, sister)
[00:20.86] Don't call me no English girl
[00:23.85] Just call me by my name (Just do that)
[00:27.51] If you were born an English man
[00:30.87] I'm sure you'd feel the same
[00:33.52] But a mi tell you, true born African
[00:37.39] Say, natty a true born African
[00:40.73] Say, but mi living in a different land
[00:44.22] No, no, mi now living in a different land
[00:47.67] Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
[00:51.59] Well, a puppa never born here
[00:54.10] Say, so natty run and come on here
[00:57.11] Say so, natty living in a different land (Do it-do it!)
[01:02.52] Don't call me no English girl
[01:05.12] Just call me by my name
[01:08.60] If you were born an English man
[01:12.09] I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
[01:16.96] Same (A little you know, [?])
[01:18.66] Same (Do it!)
[01:22.04] Now, mi a true born African
[01:25.41] Say, natty a true born African
[01:29.87] Living in a Jamaica
[01:32.31] Sometime mi living in America
[01:35.82] At time mi live in a London
[01:39.94] Living in a dis ya land
[01:43.04] But it rough in a Babylon (Hey)
[01:46.41] Every dread down in a Babylon
[01:49.55] Say, natty rough in a Babylon (Cut it!)
[01:53.08] Every dread down in a Babylon (You know)
[01:56.73] If you were born an English man
[02:00.16] I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
[02:05.85] Same (Got no one to blame)
[02:07.39] Same (No be the same)
[02:08.82] Mi cyaan play the game if you no true born African
[02:14.06] Mi living in a dis ya land
[02:17.48] It rough down in a Babylon
[02:21.05] Mumma come from Africa
[02:23.86] An' say, mi puppa come from Africa
[02:26.91] And I say, mi granny come from Africa
[02:30.37] But dem send mi down in a Jamaica (Hey-hey-hey!)
[02:34.83] Rough down in a Babylon (Watch out, man)
[02:37.70] Every dread in a Babylon (Lordy-lordy)
[02:41.57] Just step it out of Babylon
[02:43.66] Natty step it, step it in a Mount Zion (Hey-hey-hey!)
[02:47.92] Every dread in a Babylon
[02:49.70] And now the time is running out
[02:51.35] And now they're putting up a shout
[02:54.81] Without telling people what it's all about
[02:58.47] Just spilling lies from their mouth
[03:01.81] Dem just running off dem mouth
[03:03.66] Don't know what dem chattin' about
[03:05.28] But it in a Babylon
[03:07.79] And you hear it
[03:08.87] It rough down in a Babylon
[03:11.50] And you say, dem talking a dis, a so dem talking dat
[03:16.03] Dem no really know, just a where it's really at
[03:19.21] It rough in a Babylon
[03:22.21] Mi say, di terrible down here
[03:26.08] Di dread in a Babylon
[03:29.10] Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
[03:32.55] And mi puppa never born here
[03:35.35] Lord-our-Lord, mi only walk and come on here
[03:39.35] Say that di dread in a Babylon
[03:42.65] Say, the fire burn in a Babylon
[03:45.88] Di blood a run down in a Babylon
[03:48.82] I said, the fire burn in a Babylon
[03:52.32] I said, di blood, it a go on in a Babylon
[03:57.43] Dread in a Babylon
[04:00.08] Mi say, mi bredda never born here (Woah)
[04:03.63] Say, mi sister never born here
[04:10.00]
[00:03.02] Of my brethren and sister in all over the world (Woah)
[00:06.91] Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah, my name
[00:14.66] Woah-woah-woah, woah-woah (Yeah, tell to me, sister)
[00:20.86] Don't call me no English girl
[00:23.85] Just call me by my name (Just do that)
[00:27.51] If you were born an English man
[00:30.87] I'm sure you'd feel the same
[00:33.52] But a mi tell you, true born African
[00:37.39] Say, natty a true born African
[00:40.73] Say, but mi living in a different land
[00:44.22] No, no, mi now living in a different land
[00:47.67] Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
[00:51.59] Well, a puppa never born here
[00:54.10] Say, so natty run and come on here
[00:57.11] Say so, natty living in a different land (Do it-do it!)
[01:02.52] Don't call me no English girl
[01:05.12] Just call me by my name
[01:08.60] If you were born an English man
[01:12.09] I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
[01:16.96] Same (A little you know, [?])
[01:18.66] Same (Do it!)
[01:22.04] Now, mi a true born African
[01:25.41] Say, natty a true born African
[01:29.87] Living in a Jamaica
[01:32.31] Sometime mi living in America
[01:35.82] At time mi live in a London
[01:39.94] Living in a dis ya land
[01:43.04] But it rough in a Babylon (Hey)
[01:46.41] Every dread down in a Babylon
[01:49.55] Say, natty rough in a Babylon (Cut it!)
[01:53.08] Every dread down in a Babylon (You know)
[01:56.73] If you were born an English man
[02:00.16] I'm sure you'd feel the same (Same)
[02:05.85] Same (Got no one to blame)
[02:07.39] Same (No be the same)
[02:08.82] Mi cyaan play the game if you no true born African
[02:14.06] Mi living in a dis ya land
[02:17.48] It rough down in a Babylon
[02:21.05] Mumma come from Africa
[02:23.86] An' say, mi puppa come from Africa
[02:26.91] And I say, mi granny come from Africa
[02:30.37] But dem send mi down in a Jamaica (Hey-hey-hey!)
[02:34.83] Rough down in a Babylon (Watch out, man)
[02:37.70] Every dread in a Babylon (Lordy-lordy)
[02:41.57] Just step it out of Babylon
[02:43.66] Natty step it, step it in a Mount Zion (Hey-hey-hey!)
[02:47.92] Every dread in a Babylon
[02:49.70] And now the time is running out
[02:51.35] And now they're putting up a shout
[02:54.81] Without telling people what it's all about
[02:58.47] Just spilling lies from their mouth
[03:01.81] Dem just running off dem mouth
[03:03.66] Don't know what dem chattin' about
[03:05.28] But it in a Babylon
[03:07.79] And you hear it
[03:08.87] It rough down in a Babylon
[03:11.50] And you say, dem talking a dis, a so dem talking dat
[03:16.03] Dem no really know, just a where it's really at
[03:19.21] It rough in a Babylon
[03:22.21] Mi say, di terrible down here
[03:26.08] Di dread in a Babylon
[03:29.10] Mi say, mi mumma never born here (Woah)
[03:32.55] And mi puppa never born here
[03:35.35] Lord-our-Lord, mi only walk and come on here
[03:39.35] Say that di dread in a Babylon
[03:42.65] Say, the fire burn in a Babylon
[03:45.88] Di blood a run down in a Babylon
[03:48.82] I said, the fire burn in a Babylon
[03:52.32] I said, di blood, it a go on in a Babylon
[03:57.43] Dread in a Babylon
[04:00.08] Mi say, mi bredda never born here (Woah)
[04:03.63] Say, mi sister never born here
[04:10.00]