Sophiatown Spirit

Verse 1

Home

Deep dust

Copper sun

I hear the mining drill

A capella voices rise like smoke

Dust on my shoes

T-t-township

Greenwich

Cold rain

I bring the heat of the south

With a click of my tongue I speak my name

Chorus

Pata Pata

The dance of the defiant

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Pata Pata

The rhythm of the spirit

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Verse 2

Board

Thin wood

Empty stage

I sing the truth to kings

They cannot silence a song in flight

Bright guitar

B-b-bongo

Steel strings

From the village to the hall

I weave a cloth of a thousand colors

One heart

One land

One life

Singing loud for the free

Chorus

Pata Pata

The dance of the defiant

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Pata Pata

The rhythm of the spirit

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Post-Chorus

Oh Mama

Oh Mama

(Higher)

Oh Mama

Oh Mama

Bridge

They tried to bar the door

They tried to lock the gate

I found a different way

I found a different land

My voice

My sword

My light

Burning through the dark of the long night

Bringing back the dawn

Chorus

Pata Pata

The dance of the defiant

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Pata Pata

The rhythm of the spirit

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Outro

Walking home

The long walk

I am coming back

Back to the dust

Back to the sun

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

(Clicking sounds)

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