Jah Rastafari, and I saw an I-angel ascended the east the seal of the living King, Emperor Haile Selassie I The Most High and He cried out with a loud voice,
Oh, oh, it's a raggy road, road is so Raggy road, road is so road, a road is so rough Raggy
Well, I been troddin' this road for the longest And me career nuff a dem fi soil Troddin road for the longest while And never yet try profit off all man toil
this road for the longest while A long time in this house and me no till the soil Troddin this road for the longest And give away more one tenth of the spoil
Troddin this road for the longest And me lamp never run outa oil
This the one you have fi Tell dem a no bargain, dem a no deal Nuff a dem nah want put dem to the wheel So dem go rape, dem go rob and dem go kill and
All a try eat all a man meal Onu deaf, onu dumb, onu fi go feel One man was worthy to the seal Emperor Selassie I, I is real Babylon get under me heel
road, road is so rough Raggy road, is so tough road, road is so rough Raggy
Well, I been this road for the longest while And me nuff a dem want fi soil this road for the longest while And never yet try profit off all another man
Troddin this road for the longest A time in this house and me no stop till the soil this road for the longest while And give more than one tenth of the spoil
Troddin this road for the longest And still my never run outa oil
Well, nuff a dem go get throw Like Henry Morgan with the pirate a dem a trod upon corruption road Nuff a dem a with Satan heavy load
True dem promote that dem and The man no [Incomprehensible], bingi man no pose Bingi man no up dem Babylon clothes In a me turban and me Asian
Well, dem a see, we come fi expose The works nuff try oppose I see judgment a take dem evil at the Judgment dem and then dem explode
Well, it's a raggy road, road is so Raggy road, is so tough Raggy road, a road is so Raggy
Immanuel road so road Selassie I so tough Raggy so rough Raggy
Well, Babylon dem fi run Now dem see the hour and how dem a go run I'm the lightning and the thunder Come fi dem gun
I'm like the rain, I'm like the I'm like the that run I'm the star, I'm like the moon I'm just the sun
And dem give the youth dem gun Fi dem brother down Babylon you a fi come
Raggy road, road is so road, road is so tough Raggy road, a road is so road