[Intro]
I'm a skillful man
They don't trust me (No)
[Verse 1]
They try to cast me, right into the fire
But they could have not caught me
[Chorus]
I was a skillful man
I was a skillful man
[Verse 2]
They try to cast me over
Into the lion den
But just because of my skillfulness
They couldn't caught me that way (No)
[Chorus]
I was a skillful natty dread (Oh)
[Verse 2]
In every way
They tried to caught me
[Chorus]
I was a skillful man (Oh)
I was a skillful man
[Verse 3]
No matter what they try to do
They will never-never get through
[Chorus]
I am a skillful roots man (Oh)
[Verse 4]
I keep on walking in a position
Where I know
[Chorus]
I am a skillful roots man
[Post-Chorus]
In every way
And every day, yeah
[Chorus]
I am a skillful man (Don't you know?)
I am a skillful man (Oh, yeah)
[Verse 5]
I'm a skillful man
They can't caught me
With nothing there inequity way
[Chorus]
Because I'm a skillful man
I am a righteous man (No way)
They can caught me
I am a skillful man
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you know? Don't you know?
Don't you know it's true?
[Chorus]
I'm a skillful man
[Verse 6]
They tried to cast me into the lion den
But they failed (I'm a skillful man)
They tried to cast me into the fire
But I couldn't get burn (No I)
Skillful Man was written by Linval Thompson.
Skillful Man was produced by Linval Thompson.