Plaistow Rhumba

Intro

(taking you down to East London.Plaistow, are you ready?)

LET THE RHUMBA PLAY!!

Verse 1

On the concrete stretch of Barking Road,

Where the London red buses carry the load,

Stands a beacon of brick, solid and grand,

A home for the music of a distant land.

Memorial Community Church is the name,

But tonight, it’s a hall of rhythmic flame.

As Rhumba tracks the pulse of the street,

Where the heart of the Congo and Newham meet.

Chorus

Oh, Rumba in Plaistow, heat in the stone!

Eee Thirteen rhythm shaking your bone!

The guitars cry, the drums start to roll,

East London singing with a Congolese soul!

Verse 2

The pews are pushed back, the stage is all set,

For a night that the diaspora won't soon forget.

The touring orchestras strike up the chord,

Sweet Congolese Rumba offered up to the Lord.

The Sebene is rising, the dancers step free,

A beautiful fusion of community.

From Kinshasa to Eee Thirteen, the harmony flows,

Deep into the soul where the rhythm grows

Chorus

Oh, Rumba in Plaistow, heat in the stone!

(Eee Thirteen rhythm shaking your bone!)

The guitars cry, the drums start to roll,

(East London singing with a Congolese soul!)

Bridge

Everybody dance to the beat!

(Rumba in Plaistow, shaking the street!)

Feel the Sebene, let the rhythm ignite!

(We’re dancing in Newham all through the night!)

Verse 3

The stained glass shivers as the brass section blows,

A sweet preservation of the paths that we chose.

Generations gather in the welcoming heat,

Dusting off the rain from their dancing feet.

An orchestra playing till the midnight hour,

Turning this church into a temple of power.

The feeling inside is so completely sublime,

Locking Eee Thirteen into Rumba time.

Chorus

Oh, Rumba in Plaistow, heat in the stone!

(Eee Thirteen rhythm shaking your bone!)

The guitars cry, the drums start to roll,

(East London singing with a Congolese soul!)

Outro

Memorial Church, where the music stays alive.

(Keeping the history and heritage in stride.)

Barking Road...

SLEEP TIGHT!,