Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lucky Dube
Canonical path: /lucky-dube/shembe-is-the-way
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Shembe Is The Way
Read Shembe Is The Way lyrics by Lucky Dube on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Shembe Is The Way
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
It wasn't the valley of death, I was walking in
It was the valley of confusion for many years
Different religions, different beliefs
Undermining my culture
Looking down upon my tradition
Making fun of my language
Telling my children, they have no God
Finally I can tell them about,
Shembe is the way
Chorus
Oh SHEMBE thank you for showing us the way.
Shembe nobunazaretha.
Oh SHEMBE thank you for healing my people.
Shembe nobunazaretha.
Shemebe is the way.
I hear them shoulting Amen,
At the top of the mountain
I hear them shouting Uyingcwele
At the top of the mountain.
No one will undermine my religion
No one will undermine my culture anymore,
Cause God sent him from above, to be with the people.
Bring them back to what is their own
Take them back to the ways Of our forefathers.
Finally I can tell generations and generations
That Shembe is the way
Chorus
Oh Shemebe THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US THE WAY.
Shembe Nobunazaretha.
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Shembe Is The Way"?
Lucky Dube performs "Shembe Is The Way", and this lyric page sits inside the Lucky Dube catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Shembe Is The Way"?
Yes. The related section below points to Mama and The Other Side with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Lucky Dube?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Lucky Dube's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Shembe Is The Way yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.