Your Roots Are Reggae - Bunny Wailer

now there’s no stem, leaves, or branches without the roots

you’ll never find a city of dudes without the radicals

you’ll never see the earth without the rocks, they’re the foundation

music wouldn’t be music without reggae c’mon

you roots (you roots) you radicals you rock to the reggae

you roots (you roots) you radicals you dub to the reggae

you roots (you roots) you radicals skankin to the reggae

you roots internationally

it’s the roots (the roots) the radics the rockers and the reggae

roots (the roots) the radicals rockers and the reggae

you roots (you roots) you radicals you dubby to the reggae

you roots

now the roots are the inspiration of the people oh yes

and without them all would be gone astray

I can hear the voices of the radicals in the cities

Grab on, brother!

To the rock I said

Rastafari, he leads the way

and reggae is the music which sends a message

tells of history, the truth, and the right

leading the cause of the innocent ones

to come forth be afflicted and keep them from wrong

Let the aged be protected and the infant be strong yes oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Remeber reggae is the music which sends a message

tells of history, the truth, and the right

leading the cause of the innocent ones

to come forth be afflicted and keep them from wrong

Let the aged be protected and the infants be strong

it’s the roots (you roots) you radicals you rock to the reggae

you roots (you roots) you radicals you dub to the reggae

you roots (you roots) you radicals skankin to the reggae

you roots y’all