Bob Marley & The Wailers - Roots

Song

Roots

Bob Marley & The Wailers

From the album
Exodus

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The song is a celebration of African culture and heritage. It is a call for people to reconnect with their roots and to be proud of their African heritage.

The song was written in the early 1970s, a time when the Black Power movement was gaining momentum in the United States and around the world. The song was a way for Bob Marley to express his support for the Black Power movement and to encourage people to be proud of their African heritage.

Bob Marley Roots Lyrics

Root, natty, roots
Dread, kinky, dread
I and I are the roots

Some are leaf (shoo-be-doo)
Some are branches (shoo-be-doo)
I and I are the roots

Some are dry wood (shoo-be-doo)
For the fire (shoo-be-doo)
Whyo, look at that

They need a dry wood (shoo-be-doo)
To cook their raw food (shoo-be-doo)
Whyo, look at that
Got to survive in this man-mania downpression
Got to survive in iration

Mi say, root, natty, root
Dread, kinky, dread
I and I are the roots

Some are wolf (shoo-be-doo)
In sheep clothing (shoo-be-doo)
Whyo, look at that

Many are called (shoo-be-doo)
A few are chosen (shoo-be-doo)
Whyo, look at that

Nothing they can do (shoo-be-doo)
To separate I and I (shoo-be-doo)
From the love of our Father
You see, blood is thicker than water
Whyo, look at that
Got to survive in the ghetto
Got to survive, people don't fret, no

We got a root, natty, root
Dread, kinky, dread
I and I are the roots

Root natty
Dread kinky
I and I are the roots

About Roots

Released 1977
Duration 03:46
Artist(s) Bob Marley & The Wailers
Genre Reggae

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