[Intro:]
Yeah ya ya wow
Yeah yeah
A raga say, ragga wow
Yeah, yeah

[Hook:]
You don't haffi dread to be rasta (don't haffi dread)
This is not a dreadlocks thing
Devine conception of the heart (2x)

[Verse 1:]
Oh it's a life of a livity
Lived by the Fathers of our history
Uphold the anciency and prophecy
Trust in the powers of the Trinity (yeah)
Got to believe in His Majesty
Oh yes, His lineage and Devinity
The first step is sovereignty
Knowing one's self through royalty (yeah-yeah)

[Hook:]
You don't haffi dread to be rasta (don't haffi dread)
This is not a dreadlocks thing
Devine conception of the heart (2x)

[Bridge:]
Don't be afraid of Jah ever-burning fire
Trust in Jah fire and you'll never get burned
The fire that reigns over heat, air, and water
No water can put out Jah fire
Jah fire gonna lift rasta higher

[Hook:]
You don't haffi dread to be rasta (don't haffi dread)
This is not a dreadlocks thing
Devine conception of the heart (2x)

[Muscical Interlude:]
Rasta, so we rasta
Well
Wow now wow
A ragga, so we ragga
Well now wow
Ohhh well
Listen

[Bridge:]
Don't be afraid of Jah ever-burning fire
Trust in Jah fire and you never get burned
The fire that reigns over heat, air, and water
No water can put out Jah fire
Jah fire gonna lift rasta higher

[Hook: (2x)]
You don't haffi dread to be rasta (don't haffi dread)
This is not a dreadlocks thing
Devine conception of the heart (2x)