Verse 1
Fighting on arrival Burma giving no quarter Taking of Trinadad and Jamaica Total enslavement, complete domination Of a gentle people gentle heart, gentle hand
Buffalo soldier dread natty dread
Verse 2
Some say it's a good life Some say it's the best Life, full of trouble Trouble without end Well every day and night They'll tell you what to do
Buffalo soldier dread natty dread
Chorus
(Oh!) Buffalo soldier (Natty dread!) In the heart of (Dread natty!) Africa (Africa, Africa, Africa)
(Oh!) Buffalo soldier (Natty dread!) In the heart of (Dread natty!) Africa (Africa, Africa, Africa)
Verse 3
(Natty dread!) Take a trip on a holiday From the old plantation To another foreign land It's just the same condition Wherever you go
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Verse 4
Fighting on arrival Burma giving no quarter Taking of Aden, the Suez Canal Ethiopia to the Congo, everywhere you turn Buffalo soldier dread natty dread
Verse 5
(Natty dread!) It was them that taught us (Dread natty!) How to fight the holy wars (Natty dread!) All these mighty works (Dread natty!) Done by the hands of the slaves (Natty dread!) Every one and everyone of us
Buffalo soldier dread natty dread
Chorus
(Oh!) Buffalo soldier (Natty dread!) In the heart of (Dread natty!) Africa (Africa, Africa, Africa)
(Oh!) Buffalo soldier (Natty dread!) In the heart of (Dread natty!) Africa (Africa, Africa, Africa)
(Natty dread!)