"Proud To Be African" lyrics - WYCLEF JEAN

I'll never forget

Here's what they say when I came to Africa
"It's going to change my life."
I ain't understand what they were saying
Until I landed in Africa

I'll never forget the first time
My plane landed down there in Africa
10,000 people came to the airport
So they can come greet the Rasta

Arrived at the hotel, through that get-me start
After that called up my mother
I told then, "Thank you, mama, to all that drama
You'd said I would make it as an African."

I'm so proud to be African (so proud)
I'm so proud to be Africano (so proud)
She's so proud to be African (so proud, so proud)
She's so proud to be Africana (Nigeria, South Africa)

I'm so proud to be African (Ghana, Liberia)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Cote D'Ivore)
She's so proud to be African (Senegal, Zimbabwe)
She's so proud to be Africana (ya-so)

Ask me and Wyclef dey jam e oh, yes oh
Na so so talk we just dey talk e oh
About the things way dey happen for my country
He say he be like say
These people don dey craze e oh

'Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Way politicians, they try to strip our pride, yeah

I'm so proud to be African (yes oh, yes ooh ooh)
I'm so proud to be Africano (yes oh, Africana oh)
She's so proud to be African (yes oh, yeah)
She's so proud to be Africana (Congo)

I'm so proud to be African (Guinea, Mali)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Morocco, Namibia)
She's so proud to be African (Egypt, Tunisia)
She's so proud to be Africana (Ethiopia)

Singing notes for my black skin, shout it loud
I'm proud to be African, I'm black and proud
Many many years don pass wey we no know the truth
Many many people don't die when them no know the rules
We are the children of the Chosen One
We never, ever bow to Babylon

'Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Way politicians, they try to strip our pride, yeah

I'm so proud to be African (yes oh yes oh)
I'm so proud to be Africano (yes, ya-so)
She's so proud to be African (eh-le-le-le-le-le)
She's so proud to be Africana (Libya)
I'm so proud to be African (Uganda, Kenya)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Cameroon, Sudan)
She's so proud to be African (Zambia, Togo)
She's so proud to be Africana (oh, Africa)

Many many many things dey happen for my country, eh
All my people dey suffer them dey live for poverty, eh
Make we arise, open up una eyes
Stand up for your rights
Don't give up the fight

'Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Way politicians, they try to strip our pride, yeah

Yes oh, yes oh
Yes oh
Chief, shout out to the sharpie boy, the president, let's go.
Eh, yo Face
2Face
Galatic?
Sound Sultan
All my Refugees stand up!
Then we drink
Then we clef
Then we clef
Then we clef
Let's go
We got a great-a track, man!

Dide.. dide.. dide oh oh oh oh
I'm so proud
I'm so proud to be African)