Um Ba Yo -- Merchant

[verse 1]
I dream I was in Africa
I was ah warrior
Hunting lion and tiger
brave like my fore father
And when the darkness gather
We sit around ah fire
Telling all de bravery and courage
Of our great ancestors
And we chanting,

[chorus]
Um ba ya ya oh (x3)

[verse 2]
Beauty and freedom surround me
Food and wealth in ah quantity
If I could go back to Africa
Then I could be a great hunter
Running, swimming, climbing
Around a fire dancing
Women washing and singing
You can hear they voices echo in de wind
And they chanting,

[chorus]
Um ba ya ya oh (x3)

[verse 3]
One day the village felt the grief
Was the death of the tribal chief
The chief had a son named Putooba
Who was to take over
But then came another warrior
Who claim to be the next ruler
They tested they skill in a battle
And Putooba was the winner
So the crowd chant,

[chorus]
Um ba ya ya oh (x3)