ELDER MCKINLEY I am Africa I am Africa With the strength of the cheetah My native voice will ring
ENSEMBLE We are Africa We are the heartbeat of Africa With the rhino, the meerkat, the noble lion king We are Africa
We are the winds of the Serengeti We are the sweat of the jungle man We are the tears of Nelson Mandela We are the lost boys of the Sudan
ELDER CUNNINGHAM I am Africa Just like Bono, I am Africa I flew in here and become one with this land
ELDERS Ha na heya! Za ba neyba!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM I'm not a follower anymore No, now I'm freakin' Africa With my Zulu spear, I run barefoot through the sand And I am Africa
ELDERS Ha na hey a za ba ney...
ENSEMBLE We are Africa (We are Africa) We are the one, the only Africa (The one and only Africa) And the life we live is primitive and proud! (Let us smile and laughrica!)
We are Africa (We are Africa) We are deepest, darkest Africa! (So deep and dark in Africa) We are the fields and fertile forest, well endowed We are Africa (We are Africa)
We are the sunrise on the Savannah A monkey with a banana A tribal woman who doesn't wear a bra