Se'untoose

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In my journey through the world
Over land and over sea
I see different cultures and
Different people’s ways
I was born where the sun
Never sets and never rises
I was born where the heat
Was like a second skin
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Children crying on the streets
Automobiles are making noise
The land is growing dry and weak
Spirits lying low
The fore-fathers are calling me
Never tire never weaken
The pride in me is bursting loose
I am an African boy
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On the farm my father called me
Down behind a tree
He said prostrate at my feet
And say a few prayers
Then he told me all the stories
Of my great ancestors
Said look into my eyes son
You were born to be great
So in the twillight I went home
Behind my father with a hoe
Listening to the songs of birds
Whispers of the night
I was singing
Seven goats, seven beads
Seaven cowries, seven nuts
Seven lives that’s what I’ve got
I’m an African boy
Over sea, over land
Over mountains in the wild
I’ll be brave and I’ll be strong
I’m an African boy
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In the evening mother called me
Down into her hut
She said lay upon my bossom
And say a few prayers
Then she told me to go forward
Never looking back
The spirits are with you
And you will never fail
So I go into the world
Into the deeps, into the wild
In the market place I dance
The sound of baata
Dancing
Seven jumps, seven wringles
Seven cowries, seven nuts
Seven lives that’s what I’ve got
I’m an African boy
Over sea, over land
Over mountains in the wild
I’ll be brave and I’ll be strong
I’m an African boy