Now dis is di original Burro Banton

 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem
 Badda dan dem

 Mi born badda dan dem, an go rougher dan dem 
 All dem a move an a gwaan u 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 bidnezz '75 an dat was way back when
 Wuk dem! Wipipipi bamskeng
 when Beenie and Bounty dem was just children
 if you tink a lie, go ask the general skeng
 mi used to dj Stereo Mars from ten till ten
 Volcano, 'jaro until di needle it bend
 ahm di govonor general dat mean seh me nuh beg fren
 dem tek mi banton, mi neva tek nutten fi dem
 am di standard [bad word] highest grade of di blend
 start round a walk to pen with ricky ten dem round a grants pen 

 Badda dan dem, an go rougher dan dem 
 All dem a move an a gwaan u 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 means de mi nuh walk wit fren
 any bwoy mi nuh like, me nuh chat up to dem,
 gyal mi no rate cyaan be mi gal fren
 machine me nuh borrow, machine me nuh lend
 me lock di glock an massive ten fi sake ah children
 war, obstacle, barriers and problems,
 if a clat violate u kno am get condem 

 Call mi badda dan dem, and go rougher dan dem 
 All dem a move an a gwaan u 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 and dem is no problem,
 stand up outta road and dem a peep over me fence
 like dem waan take di stripes outta me pants leg
 jah jah ah mi guide, selassi ah mi confidence
 mi earnin all di dollars, dem accumilating cents
 hyping up demselfs, an dem dont have no sense
 ah [bad word] di lane, di streets and di providence 

 Mi badda dan dem, an go rougher dan dem 
 All dem a move an a gwaan u 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 bidnezz '75 an dat was way back when
 Wuk dem! Wipipipi bamskeng
 when Beenie and Bounty dem was just children
 if you tink a lie, go ask the general skeng
 mi used to dj Stereo Mars from ten till ten
 Volcano, 'jaro until di needle it bend
 ahm di govonor general dat mean seh me nuh beg fren
 dem tek mi Banton, mi neva tek nutten fi dem
 am di standard [bad word] highest grade of di blend
 start round a walk to pen with ricky ten dem round a grants pen 

 Badda dan dem, an go rougher dan dem 
 All dem a move an a gwaan u kno ah mi set di trend
 Mi ban quicker dan dem, 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