Say Africa-Vusi Mahlasela

[ti:Say Africa] [ar:Vusi Mahlasela] [al:Vusi Mahlasela, Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Say Africa - Vusi Mahlasela [00:20.96]We crossed Zimbabwe's boarder [00:24.57] [00:25.94]Flew over the dry fields of my homeland [00:30.65] [00:31.47]Coming into Joburb the Santon Swimming poolscom [00:38.50]And Soweto shacks [00:40.33] [00:42.06]Airports and railway stations stranded [00:47.69]With a ratpack and guitar [00:50.12] [00:52.09]The languages and the places change [00:56.34] [00:57.09]And the sky has different stars [01:01.09] [01:02.56]I may be walking through [01:03.68]The streets of a city called London [01:06.92] [01:07.69]But the dust on my boots and [01:09.12]The rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat Say Africa [01:13.09]I may be walking in the streets [01:15.45]Of a city called Amsterdam [01:17.35] [01:17.96]But the dust on my boots [01:19.44]And the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat [01:21.94]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [01:31.76]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [01:38.01] [01:39.49]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [01:47.27] [01:52.25]Sticks and stones and [01:53.31]The UN loans and passport controls [01:56.69] [01:57.36]For countries that don't exist [02:00.58] [02:02.35]It's a big world and [02:03.68]They have their own problems everywhere [02:06.76] [02:07.53]And there's gold in that clenched fist [02:11.29] [02:13.50]People ask me where [02:14.70]I'm from I say Mamelodi township [02:17.58] [02:18.12]In City called Tshwane meaning we are the same [02:22.01] [02:23.37]I have a great friend who is a great musician [02:26.04]And he's from Ebayi near King Williams Town [02:30.60]You know where Steve Biko was born [02:32.61] [02:34.03]You might have read or seen a film about Africa [02:38.12]You know it's a big continent [02:40.88]With the great gift of Ubuntu [02:43.23] [02:44.44]I may be walking through [02:45.69]The streets of a city called London [02:48.71] [02:49.23]But the dust on my boots and [02:50.72]The rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat Say Africa [02:54.87]I may be walking in the streets [02:56.97]Of a city called Amsterdam [02:59.68]But the dust on my boots [03:01.08]And the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat [03:03.79]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [03:13.40]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [03:19.75] [03:21.19]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [03:28.58] [03:56.22]I may be walking in the streets of a city [03:59.07]Called Amsterdam [04:00.37] [04:01.15]But the dust on my boots and [04:02.41]The rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat [04:04.97]Say africa [04:06.66]I may be walking in the streets [04:08.86]Of New York [04:10.33] [04:11.42]But the dust on my boots [04:12.76]And the rhythm of my feet and my heartbeat [04:15.42]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [04:24.61] [04:25.18]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [04:31.22] [04:33.06]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [04:40.83]Say Africa Say Africa Say Africa [04:47.20] [04:48.62]Say Africa Say Africa