Natty Dread will never run away, no, no, no   Natty Dread will never run away   Marcus Garvey, prophesy say, oh yeah   Man a go find him back against the wall, yeah      It a go bitter when the right time comes   Lord, some a go charge fe treason   When the right time come, yeah, some a go charge fe arson   When the right time come, Lord, some a go charge fe murder   When the law man come, some a go run till dem tumble down      When the Parson come, him a go quote de scripture   Swallow field a go be in a, the battlefield, yeah, yeah      Natty Dread will never run away, no, no, no   Natty Dread will never run away, no my brethren   Dis ya a prophecy, hold dem Marcus   Dis ya a prophecy, hold dem Marcus   Swallow field a go be in a de battlefield, yeah, yeah      Natty Dread will never run away, no, no, no   Natty Dread will never run away, no my brethren   Dis ya a prophecy, dis ya prophecy      When the right time come Lord, some a go charge fe treason   When the right time come, some a go charge fe arson   When the right time come, Lord, some a go fe murder   When the law man come, some a go run till dem tumble down      When the parson come, him a go quote de scripture   Swallow field a go be in a, yeah, battlefield, yeah, yeah      Natty Dread will never run away, no, no, no