GWAAN NATTY (feat. Troy Anthony)
Written by Mark Mohr
Arranged by Mark Mohr, Troy Anthony, Obie Obien, Avion Blackman, Solomon Jabby, Carlos Centeno, Allen Mascari and Christafari
Inspired by 1 Timothy 4:16, Acts 4:12, Philippians 2:9-11, Ephesians 1:20-22 and Col 2:2-10.
Ooh, well, oh, nana nana na... / Oh yeah, eh / Jesus Christ / The way and the light / Jesus Christ / The way and the life, oh yeah / The dreadlocks, the Orthodox / And Niyabinghi too / The baldhead and Bobo Ashanti dread / Love and respect for you / Come make we reason 'bout Ras Tafari / He was a servant of the Most High / He studied the teachings of Jesus Christ and fought for the truth and right. Chorus: Gwaan (go on) natty, natty / Go natty, natty woy / Go natty woy / Gwaan natty, natty / Go natty, natty woy / Go Natty woy / Gwaan natty, natty yeah. Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon / Follow the teachings of Christ to the Kingdom / Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon / Follow the teachings of Christ to salvation / Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon / Jesus Christ is the way unto wisdom / Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon Jesus is salvation. The natty dread with the lamb's bread / Come make we think things through / The 12 tribes of Rastafari, me want (to) reason with you / Read up your scriptures and read it right / Pure meditation 'til morning light / Study the teachings of Jesus Christ / And then you will see the light / (CHORUS). Watch your life and your doctrine closely / �Cause we don't want to lead nobody astray / Walk in the fullness of Christ and you'll never stray / Bridge: Ooh woe, ooh woe / Ooh woe, ooh woe / Ooh yeah, ooh yeah / Ooh yeah, ooh yeah.Selassie I send them to the uttermost parts / Go on befriend them / So that the Lord touches their hearts / Him direct them to go to Kingston town (Bishop Yesehaq) / Go on correct them / Show them the one true crown / Selassie preach (to) them about his Lord Jesus Christ / Gwaan go reach them with eternal life / Selassie warn them (that) he was a mortal man / That he would be replaced by the next generation / (BRIDGE) / (CHORUS) / Listen up now / Hear what I say / The truth let it be yeah / No one can deny, oh no / Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon / Follow the teachings of Christ to the Kingdom / Natty dread, natty dread inna Babylon / Christ is the way to salvation.
