Dem trying to cut down dem young tree Don't want to see a future for me But dem see I know, yeah Jah prophesy fulfilling before we One day a higher society Will ease the sufferation of the poor I see But all dem looking at the poor man crying Saying thank God it's not me Cuttin' it down, limb from limb Rip it out at the roots Cuttin' it down, limb from limb Rip it out at the roots No matter the colour, no, no matter the race Oh dem young tree, dem young tree Oh dem young tree Man is born free, yeah, man is born free Underneath the holy young tree, the young tree Holy young tree Well man is born free yeah, man is born free That's the way it's got to be And a woman born free, born free, so shall it be But I have no fear, no fear at all As them come upon I yard, dem yard, wa yard I have no fear, no fear at all As them come upon I yard, dem yard, wa yard Saying goodbye to you warmonger country No more will you see I in And with a clean and a pure in heart I will nurse back to health This failing young tree And then we will be free again Just like the way it used to be For, grass to grow on, planting our own seed Cuttin' it down, limb from limb Rip it out at the roots Man is born free, no man is born free, yeah Oh dem young tree, dem young tree Holy was the young tree No matter the colour, no, no matter the race Oh dem young tree, dem young tree Holy was the young tree Young tree