African Child

Hope you realize oh who you are my African child
There is nobody like you
Hope you realize oh who you are my African child
There is nobody like you

Oh africa
Your mama deh
Oh where you deh
Oh where you deh
There is nobody like you
Oh africa
Your mama deh
Oh where you deh
Oh where you deh
There is nobody like

Wake up in the morning
First thing that you see is the sunrise from the east high sea
Then your mammy say go fetch water bring
Fresh water for just up pa, di heal
Brown skin girl dema flop pan di stream
Soma wash cloth some clean up they feet
Got me day dreaming and big smiles pan me teeth
Big smile wider than elephant skin yeah
Under the rain we play on our way back home
Waiting for the sunset fidi fire dancing
Under the rain we play on our way back home
Waiting for the sunset fidi fire dancing

Hope you realize oh who you are my African child
There is nobody like you
Hope you realize oh who you are my African child
There is nobody like you

Oh africa
Your mama deh
Oh where you deh
Oh where you deh
There is nobody like
Oh africa
Your mama deh
Oh where you deh
Oh where you deh
There is nobody like

So in the evening basically
Fire dance basically when we play and dance around what we call
Three stone fire side, we would play and play while we wait for food to get ready
We would roast corn plums
You know, some insects like crickets, locust
Basically, that’s the life of an African child
That’s my life ooooooo
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
African child

Hope you realize oh who you are my African child
There is nobody like you
Nobody like you
Nobody like you