The heights that dreadlocks were reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight
But dread, while the baldhead slept
Were toiling upwards through the night, you know
Our foreparents were born in Africa (not true?)
And we are born in Jamaica (serious thing iyah)
Every day some people are talk (serious thing iyah)
Like they are born in Africa (serious, serious thing as I would say)
But we are African... uunh
I am a-true born African
A-just a-real born African
I'm a-good, good African
And I nuh trouble no one
Brothers and sister, no matter where you might be, who you are
So long as you're black as I would say
You is a-true born African
You is a-real born African
And Jah Jah will guide you
And Jah Jah will protect you
Though the way may tough
And though the way may rough
Jah will deh pon dem
I say we deh pon dem
Cos we are true born African born in a-England
African...
No matter where you are or who you might be, as I would say
So long as you're Black as I would tell you brother and sister, you are African
You are true born African, you are African
I tell you
And a-Jah Jah will guide you
And a-Jah Jah will protect you
A-though the road may rocky rocky
A-though the road may foggy foggy
A-say we deh pon dem (For you are African born in a-Canada) uuunh
African... (Good God)
Come brothers and sister
Love the life you live and live the life you love forever
Cos you are African
You are true born African, you're African
You are true born African, you're African
You are true born African, an African
Good God
And you are African (Cos you are African, [uunh] born in Jamaica)
African... How you mean
Watch it bretha, I a-true born African
I a-real born African
I a-true born African
Just a-real born African, Afri
Africa, as I would say
Roots, natty, roots natty congo
Just a-natty, natty