Sentimentally To… Africa (Jean-Pierre Simons)  

                   1
Sentimentally from the land
Of  Soundiata Keita,
Sentimentally from the land
Of  Tût-Ank-Amon,
Sentimentally hooked up
To the place I’ll cherish all my life.
                   2
Sentimentally breaking
The dam on this river,
Allowing the free flow
In my heart, of my emotions,
Sentimentally listening
To the stories of my heroes.

       Bridge (1):
I took a long journey,
I made it to the foreign land.
My horses are homesick,
They’re threatening to rebel.
Everything is bringing me back to my crickets
    “                     “                       to my forests
    “                    “                        to my fishermen
    “                    “                        to my rainbows
    “                    “                        to Africa  (x 3)

     
        Bridge (2)
Voices in my head sing lullabies
Telling me stories in their morning songs.
Challenging my knowledge,
Invoking the wisdom of Afra.

[speech:
The wisdom of Afra…within me…brings me joy…now!]

        Chorus
Sentimentally to Africa
Sentimentally to my homeland.

 © May 2000