Every day I read the news

Say you really gotta get confused (Confused)

And every day I tune on the air

Hear bout the tribulation everywhere (Everywhere)

I went downtown just the other day (the other day)

See the Rastaman, they were everywhere (everywhere)

Their heart were sad and their face looked bad (bad)

I knew that tribulation was really sad (really sad)

I scratch I knots, and then I say (and then I say)

Why worry, worry, worry, worry, when I can pray (I can pray)

I scratch I knots, and then I say (and then I say)

Higher higher natty dread leads the way (leads the way)

Why worry (why worry)

When you can pray

See Selassie I, Rastafari

As he leads the way

My god, eh

And don't you feel like doubtful Thomas, I say, so

Don't go down with Vatican, why should you do that

Why worry, why worry, I worry no more

And don't you ever say that you're in a hurry

And you can never ever get to pray (do no worry now, all nation got to bow)

(Why worry, no worry, do no worry now, all nation got to bow, do no worry now)

Don't you ever say that you're in a hurry (all nation got to bow)

And you can never ever get to pray (why worry)

But as you go along the way (why worry)

A don't you forget to pray (don't you worry now)

Be careful of the things you say (all nation got to bow)

Or they will let you go astray (why worry)

Some faith in the ting you do (no worry)

And surely surely surely Jah will put it through (do no worry now, all nation got to bow, do no worry now)

Why should I (all nation got to bow)

When Rastaman know Rastaman can pray (why worry, no worry, do no worry)

No worry, no worry, no worry (all nation got to bow)

Why worry (why worry, no worry, do no worry now, all nation got to bow)

And you gonna say you're in a hurry (do no worry now)