Lyrics:

It's a big deal
Come and catch the news
It's Steel Puls and Jukie ranks
And I'm all set
Become one of those who died for a cause

You know my name
'Cause I'm a rebel

The blood of Marcus, the blood of Malcolm
Is flowing through my veins (that's right)
And Nat Turner's vision
I can see it very plain
Saw William Gordon and Paul Bogle
Hanging from a tree (from a tree, yah)
May their spirits and their souls
Come charging into me

I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel
I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel (so come protect her)
I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel (ha)
I was born (born, ah born, ah born)
Yes I was born fe rebel (born, ah born, ah born)

Radical to the bone
Trouble won't leave me alone (trouble, trouble)
Radical to the bone (ah trouble)
Trouble won't leave me alone (trouble, trouble)

Saw Hannibal that crossed the Alps
Went on to conquer Rome
Like David slew Goliath
With a slingshot and a stone (what's my name?)
Like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
The great Geronimo
I'll fight with every tooth and nail
And every brick and stone (come on!)

I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel
I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel
I was born, yes (I was born and come fe rebel) Come on
I was born (born, ah born, ah born)
Yes I was born fe rebel (born, ah born, ah born)

Radical to the bone
Trouble won't leave me alone (trouble, trouble)

Some a seh me too militant
A which part I man come from
Want protect my people (hey ya!)
From who doing I and I wrong

(DJ Jukie)
Well I a need give thanks
Fi di rebel dem weh inspire di ranks ya
Fi dem home di stars above an riverbanks ya
Ask wi an wi gi unu rebel answer
Yo, wi a no cancer, but wi liv wi angry lyrics, a no blanks ya
Malcolm X him no jest, Marcus Garvey a no prankster
Giv di most high reverance ya
Yeah, that's died for a cause, ya
Honour dem, no trod pon my people, be off ya
Rebelling for a cause ya

I was born (it's a big deal) (I was born and come fe rebel) (so come protect her) fe rebel
I was born (I was born and come fe rebel) fe rebel
I was born, hey (I was born and come fe rebel)
I was born (born, ah born, ah born)
Yes, I was born to fight (born, ah born, ah born)

Fight with all my might
Whether day or night
I gotta do what's right
People take advice (trouble, trouble)
Jomo Kenyatta (born fe rebel)
Kwame Nkrumah (born fe rebel)
Thomas Sankara (born fe rebel)
Machel Samora (born fe rebel)
Nelson Mandela (born fe rebel)
Patrice Lumumba (born fe rebel)
Selassie I soldier (born fe rebel)
And Castro of Cuba (born fe rebel)

I was born to fight
Fight with all my might
Got to do what's right
Whether day or night
Alive
Survive
I strive
Survive
Fight with all my might, ye ya (born fe rebel)
Got to do what's right, ye ya (born fe rebel)
Whether day or night, ye ya (born fe rebel)
People take advice, ye ya (born fe rebel)

(DJ Jukie)
Malcolm X him no jest, Marcus Garvey a no prankster
Giv di most high reverance ya
Them that's died for a cause, ya
Honour dem, no trod pon my people, be off ya
Rebelling for a cause ya

Radical to the bone
Trouble won't leave me alone (rebelling for a cause ya)
Radical to the bone
Armed with sticks and stones (trouble, trouble)
Radical to the bone (born fe rebel)
(Born fe rebel) Trouble won't leave me alone (sagasa)
Radical to the bone (born fe rebel)
(Born fe rebel) Trouble won't leave me alone, no no no no (born fe rebel)
(Born fe rebel)
(Born fe rebel) (born fe rebel)
(Born fe rebel) (born fe rebel)