Seven Lifes In my journey through the world, over land and over sea I see different cultures and different peoples ways I was born where the sun never sets and never rises I was born where the heat is like a second skin Children crying on the streets, automobiles making noise The land is growing dry and weak, spirits dying low The forefathers are calling me: never tire, never weaken The pride in me is bursting loose - Im an African boy. On the farm my father called me down behind a tree He said, Prostrate at my feet and say a few prayers Then he told me all the stories of my brave ancestors, Look into my eyes son, you were born to be great So in the twilight I went home behind my father with a hoe Listening to the songs of birds, whispers of the night Singing: seven goats, seven beads, Seven cowries, seven nuts, Seven lifes thats what Ive got, Im an African boy Over sea, over land, over mountains and in the wild Ill be brave and Ill be strong, Im an African boy. In the evening, mother called me down into her hut She said, Lay upon my bosom and say a few prayers Then she told me to go forward never looking back The spirits are with you and you will never fail So I go into the world, into the deeps, into the wild In the market place I danced the sound of bata Dancing - seven jumps, seven wriggles, Seven cowries, seven nuts Seven lifes, thats what Ive got am an Africa Child.... Beautiful Nubia
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:44:39 +0000
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