Dread

[Intro]
You see! (Huh)
Cah mi say, first time if you dread, dem a call you dirty head
But now if you dread, say, dem love you to dead (You know dread)

[Verse 1]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Cah mi say, dread)
Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, pupa Lee Van a dread (You know dread)
Lord, pupa Youth, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs, him dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, we a go kill dem dead

[Bridge]
What a hard soul fi dead
What a hard soul fi dead
What a hard soul fi dead (Mi say, dread)

[Verse 2]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, pupa Youth, him a dread

[Bridge]
Talkin' this an' talkin' that
Talking' bout after come forth
Let me tell you 'bout a sound-a, sound (Mi say, dread)

[Verse 3]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread)
Lord, papa Youth, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs, him dread

[Bridge]
[Scatting] (Mi say, dread)

[Verse 4]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread

[Bridge]
Say, first time if you dread, dem a call you dirty head
But now if you dread, say, dem love you to dead (Mi say, dread)

[Verse 4]
Lord, we a go kill dem dead (You know dread)
Lord, say, we heavy than lead

[Refrain]
It's a hard road to travel
Lord, an' a mighty long way to go
Sayin', it's a hard road to travel
Lord, an' a mighty long way to go (Cah tell you, mi say, dread)

[Verse 5]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Lee Van Cliff, a him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, U-Roy, him a dread (You know dread)
Lord, Prince Jazzbo, him dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, papa Youth, him dread

[Bridge]
Say, whether ballhead, mi say, whether natty dread
Say, lord, papa Toyan, you dreader than dread (Mi say, dread)
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (Mi say, dread)
Talkin' 'bout dread and ballhead
Whole lot a dem, a let me tell you 'bout the sound-a, call-a
(Sayin, a dread)
Lord, papa Toyan a dread
[Scatting]
Ride on, said, a ride on (Cah, tell you 'bout dread)

[Verse 6]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (you know dread)
Lord, Dillinger, him a dread

[Refrain]
It a hard road to travel
Tell you, an' a mighty long way to go
Talkin' 'bout a hard road to travel
Tell you, and a mighty long way to go

[Bridge]
Say, what a hard soul fi dead
What a hard soul fi dead
What a hard soul fi dead (Mi say, dread)

[Verse 7]
Lord, papa Toyan a dread (you know dread)
Lord, Louie Lepke, him a dread (you know dread)
Lord, Gregory Issacs a dread (mi say, dread)
Lord, buddy Roy, him a dread (mi say, dread)
Lord, Big Youth, him a dread (mi say, dread)
Tell you, we a go kill dem dead

[Outro]
And so Marcus Garvey say
Blood uptown an' blood downtown
Blood all over Rome, let me tell you 'bout the sound-a called-a