We crossed Zimbabweâs boarder
Flew over the dry fields of my homeland
Coming into Joburb the Santon Swimming poolscom and Soweto shacks
Airports and railway stations stranded with a ratpack and guitar
The languages and the places change
And the sky has different stars
I may be walking through the streets of a city called London
But the dust on my boots and the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat Say Africa
I may be walking in the streets of a city called Amsterdam
But the dust on my boots and the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat
Say Africa, Say Africa, Say Africaâ¦
Sticks and stones and the UN loans and passport controls
For countries that donât exist
Itâs a big world and they have their own problems everywhere
And thereâs gold in that clenched fist
People ask me where Iâm from I say Mamelodi township
In City called Tshwane meaning âwe are the sameâ
I have a great friend who is a great musician
And heâs from Ebayi, near King Williams Town
You know where Steve Biko was born
You might have read or seen a film about Africa
You know itâs a big continent
With the great gift of Ubuntu
I may be walking through the streets of a city called London
But the dust on my boots and the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat Say Africa
I may be walking in the streets of a city called Amsterdam
But the dust on my boots and the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat
Say Africa, Say Africa, Say Africa⦠Africa!
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