Dance In A Greenwich Farm

Part One: Dance In A Greenwich Farm

[Intro]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Roots, natty roots

[Verse 1]
Well, I went to a dance down at Greenwich Farm
King Tubby's and the dreads was there
There was dread, dread, dread an' dread
An' natty roots everywhere
There was dread, dread, dread an' dread
An' natty roots everywhere

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Dread dreader than dread

[Verse 2]
So I man step in a corner
An' see a natty dread
Him a smokе him pipe an' drink him roots
An' penetratе him queen
Him a rub, him a rub, him a rub an' dub
An' penetrate him queen

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Dread dreader than dread (Oh)
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Roots, natty roots

[Verse 3]
So I and I man sat there
And I man phone a queen
I just-a rub, rub, rub an' dub
Me an' dis yah queen
I just-a rub, rub, rub an' dub
Me an' dis yah queen

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Roots, natty roots

[Verse 4]
Then all of a sudden
A ballhead shout fi peace
Di dread-dem dash 'way dem weed an' dem ital feed
And jam only to di beat
Di dread-dem dash 'way dem weed an' dem ital feed
And jam only to di beat

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread

[Outro]
But when I man take a stop
There wasn't any peace
It was just a ballhead informer
Just a try a thing
So we rub, we rub, we rub an' dub
To King Tubby's beat

Part Two: The Chalice Blaze by Dr. Alimantado

[Intro]
Nat up! Roots!
Send di cali 'round, send di cali, send di cali
New show over at dance, what do you know?

[Verse 1]
Well, I went to a dance down at Greenwich Farm
King Tubby's an' the dreads was there
There was dreadlock dread, natty Congo dread
Who flash dem dread anywhere
There was dreadlock dread, natty Congo dread
Dem flash dem dread anywhere

[Chorus]
A so dem flash, so dem wiggle
So dem flash, so dem wild (I said, I said-a)
Leave me on (Huh-natty, huh-natty, huh-natty, huh-natty)
Down at corner an' see a natty dread (I tell you)

[Verse 2]
I said, I lick, I lick, I lick di chalwa
I lick it 'til it blaze
Said, I lick, I lick, I lick di chalwa
I lick it 'til it blaze
A so I sip, I sip the cool cali (Dread dreader than dread)
Huh, natty-natty-natty-natty
Huh, natty-natty-natty dread

[Chorus]
I said, di dread, di dread, di dreadlock dread
Di natty roots everywhere
I said, di dread, di dread, di dreadlock dread
Dem flash dem dread anywhere (Yeah)
Wow, tell you 'bout it
It's real cool an' good for you

[Verse 3]
So you dig it, an' your rub it, an' you scrub it
'Cause I man a dub it, ya
I said, you rub it, an' you scrub it, an' you dig it (Wow)
'Cause I man a dub it, ya (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Dread, natty dread, natty Congo dread
Huh natty, huh natty, huh natty, huh natty
Huh natty, huh natty, huh natty, huh natty
Huh natty, natty-natty-natty (Hey)
Huh natty-natty, huh natty-natty
Huh natty-natty-natty-natty

[Verse 4]
When I man lift into the kingdom of sound an' blues
I man don't jester
When I man lift into the kingdom of sound an' blues
I man, I man, I man don't jester

[Outro]
Off the flick of the wrist, so you can hear the brother say
'Bout a sound weh lead the way, yeah (Wow)
I tell you, tell you all about it

Part Three: Dancing Roots by King Tubby

[Intro]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Roots, natty roots

[Verse 1]
Well, I went to a dance down at Greenwich Farm
King Tubby's and the dreads was there
There was dread-

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Dread dreader than dread
So I man step in a corner-

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Dread, Jah Jah dread
Roots, natty roots

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Rub, rub, rub an' dub
Me an' dis yah queen (Dread)
Dash 'way dem weed an' dem ital feed
And jam only to di beat (Dread)

[Outro]
It was just a ballhead informer