Ngoma Spirit Dance

Intro

Oh oh

Ey oh

Chorus

Vine roots wrap the clay

Under the giant ferns we pray

Green skin of the earth

Breath before the birth

Vine roots wrap the clay

Vine roots wrap the clay

Verse 1

Bitter bark bit the teeth

Roots buried far beneath

Seven brothers found the hidden path

Seven brothers feared the rain's cold wrath

Mist rising up like spirits on a lake

Pre-Chorus

Listen to the wood

Hear the snapping branch

Watch the canopy tilt

Chorus

Vine roots wrap the clay

Under the giant ferns we pray

Green skin of the earth

Breath before the birth

Vine roots wrap the clay

Vine roots wrap the clay

Bridge

Water from the stem

Drink it

Guard it

Praise it

Salt in the valley soil

Verse 2

The red river runs too fast

Old stones do not last

Hollow trees singing in the gale

Flicker of a tail

Golden shadows in the dark green room

Pre-Chorus

Listen to the wood

Hear the snapping branch

Watch the canopy tilt

Chorus

Vine roots wrap the clay

Under the giant ferns we pray

Green skin of the earth

Breath before the birth

Vine roots wrap the clay

Vine roots wrap the clay

Instrumental