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Congo
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Pop
Congo was released on September 29, 2010 by Parlophone UK as a part of the album Human
album cover
AlbumHuman
Release DateSeptember 29, 2010
LabelParlophone UK
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM169

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg
Composer

Lyrics

White stone hidden in the ground
Gonna take a life before it's found
(Indlela yase congo, Indlela yase congo)
Tribesman from jungle town
He's heading down to the digging mound
(Indlela yase congo, Indlela yase congo)
Young man in the sun
Dig for diamonds everyone
Soldiers in camouflage
Drinking and playing cards
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Life pulsing with such hope
We digging down deep in the river slope
(Indlela yase congo, Indlela yase congo)
Shiny stone set me free
I'll go home a big daddy
(Indlela yase congo, Indlela yase congo)
Freedom is food to eat
Good, strong boots upon your feet
Can you sneak a small stone
By a waiting soldier's hungry eye?
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Indlela eyase-conga
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Ubani ongasiza, madoda
Ngiya yase-congo
Ubani ongakhomba-nje?
Written by: Johnny Clegg
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