Jah Rastafari, and I saw an I-angel ascended from the east Having the seal of the living King, Emperor Haile Sela**ie I The Most High and He cried out with a loud voice, sayin' Oh, oh, it's a raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road, road is so tough Raggy road, a road is so rough Raggy road Well, I been troddin' this road for the longest while And me career nuff a dem want fi soil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And never yet try profit off all another man toil Troddin’ this road for the longest while A long time in this house and me no stop till the soil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And give away more than one tenth of the spoil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And still me lamp never run outa oil This the one you have fi feel Tell dem a no bargain, tell dem a no deal Nuff a dem nah want put dem shoulder to the wheel So dem go rape, dem go rob and dem go k** and steal All a try eat all a another man meal Onu deaf, onu dumb, onu blind fi go feel One man was worthy to open the seal Emperor Sela**ie I, I know is real Babylon get trampled under me heel Raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road, road is so tough Raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road Well, I been troddin' this road for the longest while And me career nuff a dem want fi soil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And never yet try profit off all another man toil Troddin’ this road for the longest while A long time in this house and me no stop till the soil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And give away more than one tenth of the spoil Troddin’ this road for the longest while And still my lamp never run outa oil Well, nuff a dem go get throw overboard Like Henry Morgan with the pirate code Nuff a dem a trod upon corruption road Nuff a dem a trod with Satan heavy load True dem promote that dem and [Incomprehensible] The bingi man no mingle, bingi man no pose Bingi man no wear up dem Babylon clothes In a me turban and me Ancient robe Well, dem a come see, we come fi expose The righteous works nuff try oppose I see judgment a take dem evil at the sword Judgment take dem and then dem explode Well, it's a raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road, road is so tough Raggy road, a road is so rough Raggy road Immanuel road so rough Raggy road Sela**ie I road so tough Raggy road [Incomprehensible] so rough Raggy road Well, Babylon dem have fi run Now dem see the hour and how come dem a go run I'm like the lightning and the thunder Come fi conquer dem gun I'm like the rain, I'm like the breeze I'm like the river that run I'm like the star, I'm like the moon I'm just like the sun And dem give the ghetto youth dem gun Fi shoot dem brother down Babylon you judgment a fi come Raggy road, road is so rough Raggy road, road is so tough Raggy road, a road is so rough Raggy road