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Africa was released on April 8, 1982 by Columbia as a part of the album Toto IV

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

David Paich

Keyboards

Steve Lukather

Electric Guitar

Lenny Castro

Percussion

David Hungate

Bass Guitar

Jim Horn

Recorder

Steve Porcaro

Keyboards

Jeff Porcaro

Drums

Timothy B. Schmit

Timothy B. Schmit

Background Vocals

Joe Porcaro

Percussion

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

David Paich

Songwriter

Jeffrey Porcaro

Jeffrey Porcaro

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Toto

Producer

Al Schmitt

Recording Engineer

Greg Ladanyi

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I hear the drums echoing tonight

But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation

She's coming in, 12:30 flight

The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

[Verse 2]

I stopped an old man along the way

Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies

He turned to me as if to say

"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"

[Chorus]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

[Verse 3]

The wild dogs cry out in the night

As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company

I know that I must do what's right

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

I seek to cure what's deep inside

Frightened of this thing that I've become

[Chorus]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

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"Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you"

[Chorus]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)

I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)

I bless the rains down in Africa

I bless the rains down in Africa (I'm gonna take the time)

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

Written by: David Paich, Jeff Porcaro

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