Mama Africa

Mama Africa Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Saudi Arabia Mama Africa Senegal, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, South Africa The land of enormous mineral wealth I salute thee; I adore thee even in poor health So many countries I have not yet spelt Have people ready and steady to flee before they melt Mama Africa You walk with a suicidal long rope As your people lose all hope Rather than cooking up a brand of prosperity You the land of recognized poverty Have mistakenly invented a brand of austerity The masses are slowly dying While only a few are high-flying Mama Africa We talk about your diamond rushes We speak of numbers of human losses We hide our fusses in internal silent boxes While people struggle and fight in oil brushes And external parties hide their delightful blushes Mama Africa How can a land of abundant resources and rich culture That the world with marvel continuously captures Allow wealth to be taken from you before it matures? Why not divert these takers to signs labeled departure? Mama Africa Listen to your children’s voices Listen to the peoples noises They are crying to be heard They are crying to be fed They are crying for proper education They are crying as a single nation They are crying for an end to corruption They are crying for an end to self-destruction They are crying for your delinquent protection Mama Africa How many crying tears will it take by calculation? How many dying years will it take to deliver salvation? Mama Africa Along with your weakness I salute thee! Along with your greatness I adore thee! Along with your madness I still love thee!