[Chorus]
Root, natty roots
Dread, Binghi dread
I 'n' I are di roots

[Verse 1]
Some are leaf
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
Some are branches
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
I 'n' I a di roots

Some are dry wood
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
For the fire
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
Wooi, ooooi! Look at that!

They needed dry wood
To cook their raw food
Wooi, ooooi!
Look at that!

Got to survive
In this man maniac downpression
Got to survive
In Iration
[Chorus]
Me say root, natty root
Dread, Binghi dread
I 'n' I a di roots

[Verse 2]
Some are wolf
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
In sheep clothing
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
Wooi, ooooi!
Look at that!

Many are called
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
A few are chosen
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
Wooi, ooooi!
Look at that!

Nothing they can do
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
To separate I 'n' I
(Shoo-bi-doop!)
From the love of our Father
You see blood
Is thicker than water
Wooi, ooooi!
Look at that!
Got to survive
In the ghetto
Got to survive
People don't fret no

[Chorus]
Whether the root, natty root
Dread, Binghi dread
I 'n' I a di roots

[Outro]
Root, natty
Dread, Binghi
Iyah an' Iyah a di roots

Root, natty root
Dread, Binghi dread
Iyah an' Iyah a di roots