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, a raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road, is so tough Raggy road, a is so rough road
Well, I been troddin' this road for the while And me nuff a dem want fi soil this road for the longest while And never yet try off all another man toil
this road for the longest while A long time in this and me no stop till the soil Troddin this for the longest while And give away more than one of the spoil
this road for the longest while And still me lamp never run oil
This the one you fi feel dem a no bargain, tell dem a no deal Nuff a dem nah want put dem shoulder to the 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 blind fi go One man was to open the seal Selassie I, I know is real Babylon get under me heel
road, road is so rough Raggy road, is so tough Raggy road, road is so Raggy
Well, I been troddin' this road for the longest And me nuff a dem want fi soil Troddin this road for the while And never yet try off all another man toil
this road for the longest while A long time in this house and me no till the soil this road for the longest while And give away more one tenth of the spoil
Troddin this for the longest while And my lamp never run outa oil
Well, nuff a dem go get overboard Like Henry Morgan with the code Nuff a dem a trod upon road Nuff a dem a trod Satan heavy load
True dem that dem and [Incomprehensible] The bingi man no [Incomprehensible], man no pose man no wear up dem Babylon clothes In a me turban and me Asian
Well, dem a come see, we fi expose The works nuff 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 road, road is so tough Raggy road, a is so rough road
Immanuel so rough road Selassie I road so Raggy [Incomprehensible] so road
Well, Babylon dem fi run Now dem see the and how come dem a go run I'm like the lightning and the fi conquer dem gun
I'm like the rain, I'm like the I'm like the that run I'm like the star, I'm the moon I'm like the sun
And dem give the ghetto dem gun Fi dem brother down Babylon you judgment a fi
Raggy road, is so rough Raggy road, is so tough Raggy road, a is so rough Raggy