Kabaka P yeah

Accurate!

Skibbylibeng yeh

Woo na na now

This one is going out to every African

From the motherland

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

I beg you please excuse me

If you're not an African child

Stop diggin' up we African soil

Crimes weh dem do to we, we have it pon file

Them kill of Ghaddafi fi we African oil

Conflict diamonds, ebola, syphillis

Missionaries but we don't know what dem mission is

Politicians giving fo'fo's to the little kids

Still the possibilities limitless

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

Huh

Mama Africa she wear the pain of the world on her shoulders

And she never complain

And even through the modernisation effort

She still keeps her ancient traditions the same

The metropolitan cities bright and beautiful

But be mindful not destroy the landscape cah

No matter your religion

Or national division

Cyaa out this ya burning flame

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

Africans arise

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive (hope alive)

And be the eye in the storm, yeh

Akon!

Me see the ghetto every time I pass by (pass by)

These little youth dying and they don't know why (ay)

Them holding on to the piece of the pie

Because let it take men then light it on fire

Oh

Cause I will bleed and will fight you for it (yeah)

And I won't neglect my [?] (no)

And I respect me from morning (yeah)

And if you is a soldier you know this

Cause I [?] my life

Just to get through the night (to get through the night)

I barely survived (barely survived)

Just tryin to do it right (do it right)

Africans arise (uh yeh)

And be strong, yeh (oh)

Keep hope alive (hope alive)

And be the eye in the storm, yeh (yeah)

Africans arise (uh yeah)

And be strong, yeh (oh)

Keep hope alive (keep hope alive)

And be the eye in the storm, yeh (uh yeah)

Africans arise (oh)

And be strong, yeh

Keep hope alive (keep hope alive)

And be the eye in the storm, yeh (yeah)

Africans arise (uh, rise)

And be strong, yeh (oo)

Keep hope alive (ah)

And be the eye in the storm, yeh (yeah)