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 pa** 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)