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Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

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Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

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You're a good soldier

Choosing your battles

Pick yourself up

And dust yourself off

And back in the saddle

You're on the front line

Everyone's watching

You know it's serious

We're getting closer

This isn't over

The pressure's on

You feel it

But you got it all

Believe it

When you fall, get up, oh, oh

If you fall, get up, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

'Cause this is Africa

Tsamina mina, eh, eh

Waka waka, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Listen to your God

This is our motto

Your time to shine

Don't wait in line

Y vamos por todo

People are raising

Their expectations

Go on and feed them

This is your moment

No hesitations

Today's your day

I feel it

You paved the way

Believe it

If you get down, get up, oh, oh

When you get down, get up, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Tsamina mina, eh, eh

Waka waka, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

Anawa, ah, ah

Tsamina mina, eh, eh

Waka waka, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Awabuye lamajoni, ipikipiki mama

Wa A to Z

Bathi susa lamajoni, ipikipiki mama

From East to West

Bathi waka waka ma, eh, eh

Waka waka ma, eh, eh

Zonk' izizwe mazibuye

'Cause this is Africa

(Tsamina mina)

(Anawa, ah, ah)

(Tsamina mina)

(Tsamina mina)

(Anawa, ah, ah)

Tsamina mina, eh, eh

Waka waka, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

Anawa, ah, ah

Tsamina mina, eh, eh

Waka waka, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Django, eh, eh

Django, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

Anawa, ah, ah

Django, eh, eh

Django, eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa

Anawa, ah, ah

This time for Africa

This time for Africa

We're all Africa

We're all Africa

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