I was born Born in Africa 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 music It's in the drums 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 I was born Born in Africa 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 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 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 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 I was born Born in Africa 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 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 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 You got to sing along You got to dance again I praise the motherland I was born in Africa Mr. music man You got to sing along I got to dance again I praise the motherland I was born in Africa I got to sing again