Now dis is da original Burro Banton!

Badda dan dem! (16x)

Mi born badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem!
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan yuh kno ah mi set di trend,
Mi ban quicker dan dem, mi dress slicker dan dem,
Mi ah di leaf, mi ah di root, mi ah di branch, mi ah di stem.

Wah test dem, di Banton a [bad word] born legend,
Enter di business '75 an' dat was way back when: wuk dem!
When Beenie an Bounty dem was just children.
If yuh tink a lie, go ask di general skeng,
Mi used to DJ Stereo Mars from ten till ten.
Volcano, 'jaro until di needle it bend,
Ahm di governor general dat mean seh mi nuh beg fren.
Dem tek mi Banton, mi neva tek nutten fi dem,
di standard [bad word] in highest grade of di blend,
Start round a walk to pen wit Ricky Ten dem 'round a grants pen.
Ey! Ey ey ey ey!

Badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem!
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan you kno ah mi set di trend,
Mi ban quicker dan dem, mi dress slicker dan dem,
Mi ah di leaf, mi ah di root, mi ah di branch, mi ah di stem.

Mi stan up like Daniel inna di lion den,
Walk alone, dat mean she mi nuh walk wit friend.
Any bwoy mi nuh rate, me nuh chat up to dem,
Gyal mi no like cyaan be mi gal fren.
Machine mi nuh borrow, machine mi nuh lend,
Me lock di glock an' massive 10 fi sake ah children.
Warhouse sekkle barriers an problems,
If a clat violate yuh kno 'im get condem.

'Cause mi badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem!
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan yuh kno ah mi set di trend,
Mi ban quicker dan dem, mi dress slicker dan dem,
Mi ah di leaf, mi ah di root, mi ah di branch, mi ah di stem.

From di day mi born seh mi a gangsta fi dem,
Some tackin' out dem face an dem is no problem.
Stand up outta road an dem a peep ovar mi fence,
Like dem waan take di stripes outta mi pants leg.
Jah Jah ah mi guide, Selassie ah mi confidence.
Mi earnin alle di dollars, dem accumulating the cents,
Hyping up demselves, an' dem don't 'ave no sense,
Ah [bad word] di lane, di streets an di providence.

Mi badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem!
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan yuh kno ah mi set di trend,
Mi ban quicker dan dem, mi dress slicker dan dem,
Mi ah di leaf, mi ah di root, mi ah di branch, mi ah di stem.

Wah test dem, di Banton a [bad word] born legend,
Enter di business '75 an' dat was way back when: wuk dem!
When Beenie an Bounty dem was just children.
If yuh tink a lie, go ask di general skeng,
Used to DJ Stereo Mars from ten till ten.
Volcano, 'jaro until di needle it bend,
Ahm di governor general dat mean seh me nuh beg fren.
Dem tek mi Banton, mi neva tek nutten fi dem,
di standard [bad word] in highest grade of di blend,
Start round a walk to pen wit Ricky Ten dem 'round a grants pen.
Ey! Ey ey ey ey!

Badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem,
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan yuh kno ah mi set di trend,
Mi ban quicker dan dem, mi dress slicker dan dem,
Mi ah di leaf, mi ah di root, mi ah di branch, mi ah di stem.

Badda dan dem, an' go rougher dan dem,
All ah dem a move an' a gwaan yuh kno ah mi set di trend..