Mr Tembo

Injili, injili, can I sing with you?

'Bout Mr Tembo and what he's got to do

But first, I'm going back to the Colworth Road

To find the mission and help him with his load

Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill

With only this song to tell you how he feels

But to get there, he will need a helping hand

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

Injili, injili, we will sing with you

Just like the TV in Mr Tembo's room

Off the emphatic night, he checked in on his own

At Mkombozi Inn and made it his home

Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill

With only this song to tell you how he feels

But to get there, he will need a helping hand

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

Injili, injili, we will sing to you

'Bout Mr Tembo and what he's going through

He gets up early while you are still in bed

Mr Tembo, green blanket by his head

Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill

With only this song to tell you how he feels

But to get there, he will need a helping hand

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

Hey, you keep those lions off the front of the boat!

Good god, man! Have you some cotton in your ears?!

I'm trying to run this expedition in a decent manner!

Logistics, haulage, gulf, bungalow

Spice, canals, cows, hay bales

Telegraph wires, pylon power

Farmhouse oak, the chimney's still used

Domes, satellites, football pitches

Faded flags and lots of dogs

Neon cross on top of a block of flats

And a church, not as usual

Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill

With only this song to tell you how he feels

But to get there, he will need a helping hand

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned

It's where he is now, but it wasn't what he planned