I Am Africa

I am Africa

I am Africa

With the strength of the cheetah

My native voice will ring

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

I am Africa

Just like Bono, I am Africa

I flew in here

And became one with this land

Ha na heya, za ba neyba

I'm not a follower anymore

No, now I'm frickin' Africa

With my Zulu spear

I run barefoot through the sand

I am Africa

Ha na heya, za ba ney

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 deepest, darkest Africa (So deep and dark Africa)

We are the fields and fertile forests

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

Africans are African

But we are Africa