Michael Potts - Hasa Diga Eebowai lyrics

MAFALA In this part of Africa, we all have a saying Whenever something bad happens, we just throw our hands to the sky And say, "Hasa Diga Eebowai!" ELDER CUNNINGHAM Hasa Diga Eebowai? MAFALA It's the only way to get through all these troubled times There's war! Poverty! Famine! But having a saying makes it all seem better! There isn't enough food to eat Hasa Diga Eebowai People are starving in the street (Hasa Diga Eebowai) VILLAGERS Hasa Diga Eebowai Hasa Diga Eebowai ELDER PRICE Well, that's pretty neat! ELDER CUNNINGHAM Does it mean no worries for the rest of our days? MAFALA Kind of... We've had no rain in several days (Hasa Diga Eebowai) And eighty percent of us have AIDS (Hasa Diga Eebowai) Many young girls here get circumcised Their clits get cut right off (Way oh!) VILLAGE WOMEN And so we say up to the sky (Hasa Diga Eebowai) VILLAGERS Hasa Diga Eebowai Hasa Diga Eebowai MAFALA Now you try! (Waaahaha) Just stand up tall, tilt your head to the sky And list off the bad things in your life! ELDER CUNNINGHAM Somebody took our luggage away (Hasa Diga Eebowai) ELDER PRICE The plane was crowded and the bus was late (Hasa Diga Eebowai) MAFALA When the world is getting you down There's nobody else to blame (Way oh!) Raise your middle finger to the sky And curse his rotten name ELDER PRICE Wait, what!? ELDER CUNNINGHAM Hasa Diga Eebowai (Hasa Diga Eebowai) Am I saying that right? ELDER PRICE Excuse me, sir, but... but what exactly does that phrase mean? MAFALA Well, let's see..."Eebowai" means "God," and "Hasa Diga" means "f** you." So I guess in English it would be, "f** you, God!" (Hasa Diga Eebowai) ELDER PRICE What!? MAFALA When God f**s you in the bu*t (Hasa Diga Eebowai) f** God right back in his c*nt (Hasa Diga Eebowai) VILLAGERS Hasa Diga Eebowai! (f** you, God!) Hasa Diga Eebowai! (f** you, God!) ELDER PRICE Excuse me, sir, but you should really not be saying that Things aren't always as bad as they seem MAFALA Oh, really? Well, take this f**ing a**hole, Matumbo, here He got caught last week trying to rape a baby ELDER PRICE What!? Why? MAFALA Some people in his tribe believe that having s** with a virgin will cure their AIDS There aren't many virgins left, so some of them are turning to babies ELDER PRICE But that's horrible! MAFALA I know! (Hasa Diga Eebowai) Here's the butcher, he has AIDS Here's the teacher, she has AIDS Here's the doctor, he has AIDS Here's my daughter she has aaaaaaaaa... ...wonderful disposition! She's all I have left in the world And if either of you lays a hand on her... I will give you my AIDS! VILLAGERS If you don't like what we say Try living here a couple days Watch all your friends and family die Hasa Diga Eebowai! f** you! Hasa Diga Eebowai! f** you, God, in the a**, mouth and c*nt-a f** you, God, in the a**, mouth and c*nt-a f** you, God, in the a**, mouth and c*nt-a f** you in the eye! (Hasa Diga Eebowai) f** you, God, in the a**, mouth, and c*nt-a f** you, God, in the a**, mouth, and c*nt-a f** you, God, in the a**, mouth, and c*nt-a (Hasa) f** you in the other eye! (Hasa Diga Eebowai) f** you, f** you God (Hasa Diga Eebowai) f** you, f** you God (Hasa Diga Eebowai) f** you, f** you God Hasa Diga! f** you God! In the c*nt!