Now hear dis!
Coming down with a new brand track as I would say
Down to di roots a di foundation
With good tidings for every nation, yeah

Yes listen up, dis a good tiding
And listen to di word of Dr. Ring Ding
Sometime a chat and a sometime a sing
When mi come mi come fi ride di riddim
Far and wide, still mi come ya fi stay
Come ya fi stay as I would really really say
Come ya fi stay, mi nah just a pass through
Listen keenly, I am talking to you
Tek a look around, enjoy di Panoramic View
Yeah

Big inna country and big inna town
Listen keenly to di Reggae Reggae sound
Big inna country and big inna town
Listen to di sound, now let me go down
Down to di roots a di foundation!
Yeah

Whether a yard, whether abroad
Ono haffi wuck hard
Yard and abroad
Wuck hard fi di money…
You haffi wuck hard fi di money

When yuh dung a yard,
You haffi wuck di ground
Becah di dutt it tuff… ya man di dutt it tuff

Inna di ground where you dig a hole
And dis a di half dat’s never been told
Do it today you nah fe do it tomorrow
Make a nice groove, and make a nice furrow
As I would really say, yeah yeah

Becah di groove a di ground
And di groundation a di foundation

Inna di groove is where you plant di beet
Becah di beet is a root, and di root is a beat
Di beat a di foundation
Di beat and di groove
Is like a roots music
And when beat nice you haffi dig it

Dig it, dig it

Dig out di beet
Now dis is how fe dweet

Listen good
You tek di beat inna di riddim kitchen
You tek di beet inna di riddim kitchen

Wash it
Mash it
Slice it
Dice it
Slice and dice, nice
With spice and rice
As I would really try to specify

You can cook it inna pot
But I prefer di pan
I prefer di pan
Mek every one understand

Cooking di beet
In di oven
Cooking di beet inna di oven
Becah a real beet oven
Yes it a real beat oven

Becah a beet is a root
And mi horn it haffi toot
Toot di horn as I would say
Yeah

So yuh fi cook it up nice
With a whole heap a spice
Tek my advice
Becah it taste so nice
Right outta di beat oven
A di riddim, a di foundation
You cook it inna pan
Mek all a dem overstand

Come outta di kitchen
So everyone can pitch in

Yes you know
A di riddim kitchen
And di beat oven