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