[Chorus]
I say, it dread up in a Trenchtown
And it dread up in a Jonestown
It's still dreader in a shanty town
An' the whole world comin' down
[Verse 1]
Police a run di Rasta
An' the soldier-dem a satta
Jah Jah know what the matter
Dat di natty-dem no jester
[Refrain]
A so di fire keeps burning
For, natty bongo keeps yearning
For, the tide keeps turnin'
An' the children still learnin'
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
I say, fire in a Trenchtown
The whole face burning down
I say, fire up a Jonestown
An' the whole world comin' down
[Verse 2]
The police-dem a run di Rasta
An' di soldier-dem a satta
Jah Jah knows what's the matter
Dat di natty-dem no jestеr
[Chorus]
I say, di dread up in a Trenchtown
An' di dread up in a Jonеstown
It's still dreader in a shanty town
An' the whole world comin' down
[Refrain]
A so di fire keeps burning
But natty bongo keeps-a yearning
For, the tide keeps turnin'
An' the children still learnin'
[Outro]
I said, it fire in a Trenchtown
Whole place burnin' down
Fire In A Trenchtown was written by Owen Gray.