One Heart, One Beat

{chanting rhythmically} Eh eh eh...

Mama Africa... One Heart...

One Beat... {hand claps and acoustic percussion}

Morocco, Algeria,

Tunisia, Egypt,

Libya, Sudan, South Sudan we rise.

Mauritania, Mali, Niger together,

Chad and Senegal forever.

{energetic djembe build}

Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone,

Liberia too.

Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo,

Benin, Burkina Faso,

Cabo Verde sing. {shekere shaking and horn stabs}

Africa...

One Heart... One Beat...

Everybody

move your feet. (move your feet!) {driving bassline and soaring brass}

Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo side,

DR Congo full of pride.

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea shine,

São Tomé and Príncipe in time.

Central African Republic stand,

Ethiopia, Eritrea hand in hand.

Djibouti, Somalia calling free,

Kenya, Uganda harmony.

Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Dance together,

Africa. Woza Africa... Woza Mama...

Eh eh...

One Heart... One Beat...

{percussion breakdown}

Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe strong,

Namibia, Botswana sing along.

South Africa lead the way,

Lesotho, Eswatini celebrate. Mozambique,

Malawi rise, Madagascar touch the skies.

Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros too,

Africa, we're proud of you.

Africa... One Heart... One Beat...

Everybody move your feet.

(move your feet!) {driving brass and peak energy} Africa...

Stand

tall... Stand strong... This is where we all belong.

One love... One people...

One future... One destiny...

Africa... Forever... {music slowly fades with acoustic guitar and shaker}