Africalypso, Africalypso
Some four hundred years ago
They took away my forefathers
From Africa to America
My forefathers took along their music
And some became jazz
Some became soul
Some became rhythm and blues
Swing, big band, bop, hip hop, funk, jazz, rap, reggea, ragga,
And some became calypso
The body can be enslaved but never ever the spirit
So whereever there's soul in the music
Whereever the spirit moves the music
Whether in Jamaica, whether for Cuba
Even in Trinidad and Tobago
Whether Brasilia, I say Brasilia
America, Europa, Australia, Asia
Whereever there's soul in the music
Behind it you find the African
Africalypso, Africalypso
Ah! Ayan, show them Africa
Eeeeee, Ooooo
Ayeele, Africa
Ikira o, Eee, Eee, Eee, Eh!
Ah!'.Africalypso
Lagbaja, Lagbaja Lagbaja, Lagbaja
Lagbaja Olagbaja Lagbaja Olagbaja
Lagbaja omo Tamedu Lagbaja the son of Tamedu
Tamedu omo Lamorin Tamedu the son of Lamorin
Lamorin omo Lakasegbe Lamorin the son of Lakasegbe
Lakasegbe omo Laado Lakasegbe the son of Laado
Laado omo Lagbaja Laado the son of Lagbaja
Orin gbogbo, Ilu gbogbo All music, all groove
Bo ba ti ba tijo wa That propel dance
Tia ni It's ours
Ani bo ba ti ba tijo wa Once it's about dance
Tia ni It's ours
Bee fe e gbo, Bee fe e ko If you wish, assent; if you don't, dissent
Tia ni, tia ni It's ours, it's ours
Ikira, Eee, Eee, Eee, Eh!
Africalypso, Africalypso
