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Artist: Dennis Brown
Canonical path: /dennis-brown/africa
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Africa
Read Africa lyrics by Dennis Brown on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Africa
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Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Africa...
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Africa we want to go, yeah yeah
Africa we want to go
Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Africa we want to go
Our foreparents were born Ethiopians
Our foreparents were born Ethiopians
Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Our foreparents were born Ethiopians
It's the land of the Lion of Judah
The roots of David who have prevailed
To open the books and to loose the seven seals
There ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-are(?)
Africa we want to go, well yeah
Africa we want to go
Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Africa we want to go
Africa, yeah
Where want to go... yeah
Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Africa we want to go
Brothers and sisters
Join hands together
Come along, come-a, come along, yeah
Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Africa that's where we're going, yeah
Africa we want to go, yeah yeah
Africa we want to go, yes
Whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Africa we want to go, yes
Whoa Africa
We don't want no bondage there no...
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