Come here on a slave ship,
Locked and stacked, ah, ha.
They take us to slavery,
To plant their sugar cane crops.
Now that we have sighted our culture,
They pushed us in the back, wo yo!

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black.

I try a little farming, work bust mi shirt,
A sell some candles and peanuts.
To get a little schooling, it's a whole heap of chat,
Them say, throw away your culture and trim your dreadlocks;
For you don't have the colour and you don't have the cash.

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black.

Rasta sight the opportunity, a win it on the spot,
We call Mr. system to teach him the facts.
We have to plant a little, haw haw, to gather some cash,
As I turn mi back, yes them a call the cops.

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black.

Come here on a slave ship,
Locked and stacked, ah, ha.
They take us to slavery,
To plant their sugar cane crops.
Now that we have sighted our culture,
They pushed us in the back, wo yo!

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black.

I try a little farming, work bust mi shirt,
A sell some candles and peanuts.
To get a little schooling, it's a whole heap of chat,
Them say, throw away your culture and trim your dreadlocks;
For you don't have the colour and you don't have the cash.

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black.

Rasta sight the opportunity, a win it on the spot,
We call Mr. system to teach him the facts.
We have to plant a little, haw haw, to gather some cash,
As I turn mi back, yes them a call the cops.

Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
Why them a treat I so? Why them a treat us so?
For we are born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black, wo yo!
Born Jamaican, black Ethiopian,
Black we no fraid fe black..