Proud to Be African

I'll never forget (Spoken) Here's what they say when I came to Africa "It's going to change my life." I ain't understand what they were saying, Until I landed in Africa (Sung) I'll never forget the first time my plane landed down there in Africa 10,000 people came to the airport so they can come greet the Rasta Arrived at the hotel, through that get-me start, after that called up my mother I told then, "Thank you, mama, to all that drama you'd said I would make it as an African." I'm so proud to be African (So proud) I'm so proud to be Africano (So proud) She's so proud to be African (So proud, so proud) She's so proud to be Africana (Nigeria, South Africaa) I'm so proud to be African (Ghana, Liberia) I'm so proud to be Africano (Cote D'Ivore, Senegal) She's so proud to be African (Zimbabwe) She's so proud to be Africana (ya-so) (2Face Idibia) As me and Wyclef dey jam e oh, yes oh Na so so talk we just dey talk e oh About the things wey dey happen for my country He say e be like say These people don dey craze e oh Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politicians dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh I'm so proud to be African (yes oh, yes oooh oooh) I'm so proud to be Africano (yes oh, Africana oh) She's so proud to be African (yes oh, yeah) She's so proud to be Africana (...Congo) I'm so proud to be African (Guinea, Mali) I'm so proud to be Africano (Morocco, Namibia) She's so proud to be African (Egypt, Tunisia) She's so proud to be Africana (Ethiopia-a-a-a) (Sound Sultan) Singing notes for my black skin, shout it loud I'm proud to be African, I'm black and proud Many many years don pass wey we no know the truth Many many people don die when them no know the rules We are the children of the Chosen One We never, ever bow to Babylon (Wyclef) Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh I'm so proud to be African (yes oh yes oh) I'm so proud to be Africano (yes, ya-so) She's so proud to be African (eh-le-le-le-le-le) She's so proud to be Africana (Libya) I'm so proud to be African (Uganda, Kenya) I'm so proud to be Africano (Cameroon, Sudan) She's so proud to be African (Zambia, Togo) She's so proud to be Africana (Oh, Africa) (Yet another voice) Many many many things dey happen for my country eh All my people dey suffer them dey live for poverty eh Make we arise, open up una eyes, Stand up for your rights Don't give up the fight (Wyclef) Cause resources (e too dey) Clean water (e no dey) Light nko (e no dey) Bad road nko (e too dey) No be today (e don tey) Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh No be today (e don tey) Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh Yes oh, yes oh Yes oh Chief, shout out to the sharpie boy, the president, let's go. Eh, yo Face 2Face Galatic? Sound Sultan All my Refugees stand up! Then we drink Then we clef Then we clef Then we clef Let's go We got a great-a track, man! Dide.. dide.. dide oh oh oh oh I'm so proud I'm so proud to be African) (fade)