Africa

Hey, oh.
Between the Bantu King, the chief, and the Zulu,
when I arrived, what a mess it turned into.
Hey, oh.
I thought to myself: how ugly they are.
They’re gonna eat me. I’m not sticking around here.
Hey, oh.
They were so decked out I couldn’t understand,
they smiled at me and said, come take a look.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.

The Bantu King said: This one’s mine,
and the other two: You don’t even believe that.
Hey, oh.
And since all three wanted to win me over,
I proposed that they let me choose.
Hey, oh.

While I was thinking,
they brought me,
gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.

Hey, oh.

While I was thinking,
they brought me,
gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.

Hey, oh.

While I was thinking,
they brought me,
gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.

Africa,
to the sound of the drum,
everyone dances non-stop,
this is in Africa.
Africa,
with its magical power,
under the moon's spell, I stayed.