I was born Born in Africa ah Sing my song Music Africana I was born to sing I feel the music It’s in the song I was born to dance I hear the music It’s in the drums Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh Don’t worry where you are coming from So wonderful when people meet Down in Africa the land of the sun We sing and dance it depends on the mood Chorus I was born Born in Africa ah Sing my song Music Africana I was born to sing I feel the music It’s in the soul I was born to dance I hear the rhythm It’s in the drums Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh Music is the topic today Let us throw our worries away No frontiers no barriers to dread Just doing what we choose to do I was born Born in Africa ah Sing my song Music Africana I was born to sing I feel the music It’s in the soul I was born to dance I feel the rhythm It’s in the drums Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh On the great rich land Rich in history A black man, a great contributor In all our lives All those great gone men The fathers of our land, its up to us To keep trodding on, oh oh I was born Born in Africa ah Sing my song Music Africana I was born to sing I feel the music It’s in the song I was born to dance I feel the rhythm It’s in the drums Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh One message from the land of the sun Love and peace to all of the world Ebony and ivory side by side It’s you and me I was born Born in Africa ah Sing my song Music Africana I was born to sing I feel the music It’s in the song I was born to dance I feel the rhythm It’s in the drums Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah You got to sing along Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh You got to dance again Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah I praise the motherland Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh I was born in Africa Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Mr. music man Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh You got to sing along Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah I got to dance again Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh I praise the motherland Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah I was born in Africa Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh I got to sing again Ah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya yaa ah Oh yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yoo oh