[Verse 1]
Window washers
Rise at the break of dawn
In Lagos, the sun
Melts the asphalt down
Behind the limo wheel
A posture so proud
Don’t get in the way
The high-roller’s won the crown
The scent of the spices
The roar of the highway
It’s hard to grasp
That something’s not right
Palaces and slums
Standing side by side
Some dine in style
While others sleep hungry tonight
[Bridge]
Mama Africa
Africa Mama
Your heart is so big
Burning with fire
Amidst all the poverty
Lies and deceit
The soul keeps on dancing
And hoping, day after day
[Chorus]
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
[Verse 2]
Women are cooking
Fufu on the flame
In every movement
A hope for tomorrow
Children are crying
Life lived on the sand
Their next day is already
A losing card to follow
Chasing the Naira
A prayer to the Lord
"Not now, maybe later,
But please, let it be"
May God visit them
In their humble abode
And fill up their home
With joy and plenty
[Bridge]
Mama Africa
Africa Mama
Your heart is so big
Burning with fire
Amidst all the poverty
Lies and deceit
The soul keeps on dancing
And believing, day after day
[Chorus]
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
[Verse 3]
Let the night cover all
With its velvet dark
But Africa wakes
With a dream in the light
If a people possess
A soul that is young
Then that people will find
Their own truth and right
[Bridge]
Mama Africa
Africa Mama
Your heart is so big
Burning with fire
Amidst all the poverty
Lies and deceit
The soul keeps on dancing
And listening, day after day
[Chorus]
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
Mama Africa,
Do you hear our beat?
It speaks of the hope that you keep
Mama Africa,
Mama Africa
Africa Mama
Your heart is so big
Burning with fire
Amidst all the poverty
Lies and deceit
The soul keeps on dancing
And believing, day after day
Mama Africa
