Ranking Joe – Natty Superstar

Love one another like sister an’ brother
An’ no bother with no tribal war
Yeah, you know?

Chorus

You come at natty dance an’ you don’t make war
Come at natty dance, say, fi buy out di bar
‘Cause a badness are madness
Cho make mi tell you, say, go ‘way with your badness (You know?)
Cah, natty dread is a superstar
Cah tell you, natty dread is a superstar
Cah man, stay far with your tribal war (Huh)
An’ stay far with your tribal war

Verse 1

Mi say, you come from country in a county shop
Claim, say dat, a you are lookin’ a little work
An’ you no get no little work an’ then you started to chuck

Chorus

‘Cause a badness are madness
Bang-bang-bang-diddly, ‘cause a badness are sickness
Cah let mi tell you, say, no bothеr with no badness (Go deh)

Verse 2

Cyaan get no job, him arе go rob (Hey)
Cyaan get no job, him are go rob (Hey)
Mi cyaan get no work, mi nah go chuck (Hey)
Mi cyaan get no work, mi nah go chuck (Hey)

Chorus

Cah, stay far with your tribal war
Cah, stay far with your tribal war
Lord, di natty dread is a superstar
Di other time a natty drive up him car, him no check fi no war
Cah, whether you are near, an’ then-a, whether you are far
With your tribal war
Lord, I say, you fall with your tribal war
Cah dat-a badness are madness
Cho make mi tell you, said-a, madness are sickness
Bang-bang-bang-diddly, say, go ‘way with your badness (You know?)

Take Millicent fi go smoke ishents
Take Millicent fi go smoke ishents
Cah, leggo violence an’ make we smoke ishents
Leggo violence an’ make we smoke ishents
Mi buy up a quarter
Di other time a with mi buckle at mi water
Di next time a so mi blaze it in a mi chalwa
Bang-diddly-diddly, ‘cause di wicked have fi leave ya (Go deh)

Chorus

Lick it in di palace an’ we don’t keep malice
Lick it in di palace an’ we don’t keep malice
‘Cause a badness are madness
Cah dat-a madness are sickness (You know?)
Cah, natty dread is a superstar
Cah Lord-a, stay far with your tribal war
Lord-a, natty dread is a superstar (Huh)

Verse 4

Cyaan get no work, mi nah go chuck
Cyaan get no work, mi nah go chuck (Huh)
Mi cyaan get no job, mi nah go rob
Cah, a no brag, mi a brag, an’ mi no drive taxi cab
A no brag, mi a brag, an’ mi no wear flower bag

‘Cause a badness are madness
Jah make mi tell you, said-a, madness are sickness
So let mi tell you, ‘cause a badness are madness