When I sleep, I think about you (I think about you, Africa)
When I wake up, I think about you (all the time I think about you)
And I wonder (yes man), how strong you are
Having hurt, and you're still strong
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Yeah
Africa, Africa, Africa
Crying and bleeding (crying and bleeding),
You're still strong (you're still strong Mama Africa)
Lost your people, to war
Decades of mourning (one day it will end), as history remembers
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Yeah
Africa, Africa, Africa
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Tell me for how long are you gonna stand this pain (tell me how long)
Tell me for how long are you gonna cry
Africa mama (make me want to cry forever)
Having unhealed and healed wounds
Your sons and daughters, in separation
Women have turned, into widows
Children have turned, into orphans
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Yeah
Africa, Africa, Africa
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Hunger stricken families living in tents
Your sons are killing each other
For want of power, money, and fortune
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Yeah
Africa, Africa, Africa
Mama
Africa, Africa, Africa
Tell me for how long I can go no stone this way (tell me how long)
Tell me for how long I can go on
Crying forever (make me want to cry forever)
Africa, Africa, Africa (crying!)
Africa, Africa, Africa (la, da, da, da, da, da)
Africa, Africa, Africa (crying!)
Africa, Africa, Africa (la, da, da, da, da, da)
Africa, Africa, Africa (yeah!)
Africa, Africa, Africa (crying!)
Africa, Africa, Africa (la, da, da, da, da, da)
Africa, Africa, Africa (yeah)
Africa, Africa, Africa
Africa, Africa, Africa