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{{youmay|the song|[[In My Africa|the episode]]}}{{Music|artist=[[D.W.]] <small>([[Robert Naylor]])</small>, [[Cheikh]], and [[Alan Powers|Brain]] <small>([[Lyle O'Donohue]])</small>|image = In My Africa.jpg|caption = [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] and [[Cheikh]] dance|runtime = Throughout whole episode|firstsung = "[[In My Africa]]"}} | {{youmay|the song|[[In My Africa|the episode]]}} | ||
{{Music|artist=[[D.W.]] <small>([[Robert Naylor]])</small>, [[Cheikh]], and [[Alan Powers|Brain]] <small>([[Lyle O'Donohue]])</small>|image = In My Africa.jpg|caption = [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] and [[Cheikh]] dance|runtime = Throughout whole episode|firstsung = "[[In My Africa]]"}} | |||
"'''In My Africa'''" is a song that is performed in "[[In My Africa]]." [[Alan Powers|Brain]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], and [[Cheikh]], a new student from Africa, create the song in the episode so that they can more easily remember facts about Africa. D.W. and Cheikh later sing it to their preschool class. | "'''In My Africa'''" is a song that is performed in "[[In My Africa]]." [[Alan Powers|Brain]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], and [[Cheikh]], a new student from Africa, create the song in the episode so that they can more easily remember facts about Africa. D.W. and Cheikh later sing it to their preschool class. | ||
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'''II:''' | '''II:''' | ||
:''[[wikipedia:Burundi|Burundi's]] got the deepest lake and then the highest peak'' | :''[[wikipedia:Burundi|Burundi's]] got the deepest lake and then the highest peak'' | ||
:''Juts up from [[wikipedia: Tanzania|Tanzania]] just next door to [[wikipedia: Mozambique| | :''Juts up from [[wikipedia: Tanzania|Tanzania]] just next door to [[wikipedia: Mozambique|Mozambique]]'' | ||
:''And carving through the continent there flows the mighty Nile'' | :''And carving through the continent there flows the mighty Nile'' | ||
:''Past [[wikipedia: Uganda|Uganda]], [[wikipedia: Eritrea|Eritrea]] and... look out! A crocodile!'' | :''Past [[wikipedia: Uganda|Uganda]], [[wikipedia: Eritrea|Eritrea]] and... look out! A crocodile!'' | ||
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:''[[wikipedia:Namibia|Namibia]]'s wild Skeleton Coast is littered with wrecked ships'' | :''[[wikipedia:Namibia|Namibia]]'s wild Skeleton Coast is littered with wrecked ships'' | ||
:''And [[wikipedia:Ivory Coast|Côte d'lvoire]] has chocolate fields, I love my chocolate chips'' | :''And [[wikipedia:Ivory Coast|Côte d'lvoire]] has chocolate fields, I love my chocolate chips'' | ||
:''Victoria Falls in[[wikipedia: Zambia| Zambia]], it makes a mighty sound'' | :''Victoria Falls in [[wikipedia: Zambia|Zambia]], it makes a mighty sound'' | ||
:''[[wikipedia:Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]] shares the falls as well, there's lots to go around'' | :''[[wikipedia:Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]] shares the falls as well, there's lots to go around'' | ||
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'''III:''' | '''III:''' | ||
:''The [[wikipedia:Comoros|Comoros]] has the Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish'' | :''The [[wikipedia:Comoros|Comoros]] has the Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish'' | ||
:''In Congo, they eat mwamba stew, that stew's my favorite dish'' | :''In [[wikipedia:Republic of the Congo|Congo]], they eat mwamba stew, that stew's my favorite dish'' | ||
:''São Tomé and Príncipe, they like their food with spice'' | :''[[wikipedia:São Tomé and Príncipe|São Tomé and Príncipe]], they like their food with spice'' | ||
:''The fish in Mauritius is hot and delicious, it's really very nice'' | :''The fish in [[wikipedia: Mauritius|Mauritius]] is hot and delicious, it's really very nice'' | ||
:''Sahara in Algeria's a hot and arid land'' | :''Sahara in [[wikipedia: Algeria|Algeria]]'s a hot and arid land'' | ||
:''Vacation in the Seychelles and relax upon the sand'' | :''Vacation in the [[wikipedia: Seychelles|Seychelles]] and relax upon the sand'' | ||
:''The Madagascar aye-aye taps on trees to find its lunch'' | :''The [[wikipedia: Madagascar|Madagascar]] aye-aye taps on trees to find its lunch'' | ||
:''If you like grains, then you'll love | :''If you like grains, then you'll love [[wikipedia: Mauritania|Mauritania]]—they munch rice a bunch'' | ||
:''The farmers out in Kenya, they raise cattle, goats, and hens'' | :''The farmers out in [[wikipedia: Kenya|Kenya]], they raise cattle, goats, and hens'' | ||
:''And Burkina Faso's called "The Land of Upright Men"'' | :''And [[wikipedia:Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]]'s called "The Land of Upright Men"'' | ||
:''The cotton from Benin is in the clothes we wear to school'' | :''The cotton from [[wikipedia:Benin|Benin]] is in the clothes we wear to school'' | ||
:''There's 40 words for "camel" in Somalia''—''pretty cool!'' | :''There's 40 words for "camel" in [[wikipedia:Somalia|Somalia]]''—''pretty cool!'' | ||
:''Hey!'' | :''Hey!'' | ||
'''IV:''' | '''IV:''' | ||
:''Bembeya Jazz comes from Guinea'' | :''Bembeya Jazz comes from [[wikipedia: Guinea|Guinea]]'' | ||
:''Baobab trees are stout, not skinny'' | :''Baobab trees are stout, not skinny'' | ||
:''Ethiopians eat teff, not "potator"'' | :''[[wikipedia:Ethiopia|Ethiopians]] eat teff, not "potator"'' | ||
:''Equatorial Guinea's quite near the equator'' | :''[[wikipedia: Equatorial Guinea|Equatorial Guinea]]'s quite near the equator'' | ||
:''One street in South Africa: two Peace Prize winners | :''One street in [[wikipedia: South Africa|South Africa]]'': two Peace Prize winners | ||
:''In Togo, they eat fufu for dinner'' | :''In [[wikipedia: Togo|Togo]], they eat fufu for dinner'' | ||
:''Senegal's got a pink lake, Mali's got the Blue Men'' | :''[[wikipedia:Senegal|Senegal]]'s got a [[wikipedia: Lake Retba|pink lake]], [[wikipedia:Mali|Mali]]'s got the [[wikipedia:Tuareg people|Blue Men]]'' | ||
:''The folks in Nigeria spice food with cumin'' | :''The folks in [[wikipedia:Nigeria|Nigeria]] spice food with cumin'' | ||
: ''They do. It makes a tasty stew!'' | : ''They do. It makes a tasty stew!'' | ||
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'''V:''' | '''V:''' | ||
:''The world's biggest frog is found inside of Cameroon'' | :''The world's biggest frog is found inside of [[wikipedia: Cameroon|Cameroon]]'' | ||
:''In Chad, the lungfish yawn and wake up when it rains in June'' | :''In [[wikipedia:Chad|Chad]], the lungfish yawn and wake up when it rains in June'' | ||
:''Gorillas in Rwanda have a hooting sort of speech'' | :''Gorillas in [[wikipedia:Rwanda|Rwanda]] have a hooting sort of speech'' | ||
:''Go to Gabon to see an elephant walk on the beach'' | :''Go to [[wikipedia: Gabon|Gabon]] to see an elephant walk on the beach'' | ||
:''Angola's full of dino bones; museum in the ground'' | :''[[wikipedia:Angola|Angola]]'s full of dino bones; museum in the ground'' | ||
:''Libya's got those Roman ruins, the coolest ruins around'' | :''[[wikipedia:Libya|Libya]]'s got those Roman ruins, the coolest ruins around'' | ||
:''And Egypt has the pyramids, the Sphinx, and King Tut's tomb'' | :''And [[wikipedia: Egypt|Egypt]] has the pyramids, the Sphinx, and King Tut's tomb'' | ||
:''Malawi's got a town called "Livingstonia," I presume'' | :''[[wikipedia: Malawi|Malawi]]'s got a town called "Livingstonia," I presume'' | ||
'''Chorus:''' | '''Chorus:''' | ||
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'''VI:''' | '''VI:''' | ||
:''Tunisia's known for gorgeous gates and Swaziland makes glass'' | :''[[wikipedia:Tunisia|Tunisia]]'s known for gorgeous gates and [[wikipedia:Eswatini|Swaziland]] makes glass'' | ||
:''From old recycled bottles that the boys and girls amass'' | :''From old recycled bottles that the boys and girls amass'' | ||
:''Lesotho's folks don't go outside without their fancy hats'' | :''[[wikipedia:Lesotho|Lesotho]]'s folks don't go outside without their fancy hats'' | ||
:''The artists in Sierra Leone weave really pretty mats'' | :''The artists in [[wikipedia: Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]] weave really pretty mats'' | ||
:''The tunes they play in Niger, hey! They're vital and alive'' | :''The tunes they play in [[wikipedia:Niger|Niger]], hey! They're vital and alive'' | ||
:''The Hipco of Liberia, that style's gonna thrive'' | :''The Hipco of [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]], that style's gonna thrive'' | ||
:''Cape Verde's got the morna''—''Man, I dig that swinging beat'' | :''[[wikipedia:Cape Verde|Cape Verde]]'s got the morna''—''Man, I dig that swinging beat'' | ||
:''Guinea-Bissau's gumbe just makes me want to stomp my feet'' | :''[[wikipedia:Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]]'s gumbe just makes me want to stomp my feet'' | ||
'''Chorus:''' | '''Chorus:''' | ||
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'''Chorus:''' | '''Chorus:''' | ||
:''To my Africa,'' | :''To my Africa,'' | ||
:''Djibouti, ''ma-uke ged ''or ''rae | :''[[wikipedia:Djibouti|Djibouti]], ''ma-uke ged ''or ''rae | ||
:''Goodbye, Africa'' | :''Goodbye, Africa'' | ||
:''Somalia, ''nabad geylo'', hey!'' | :''[[wikipedia:Somalia|Somalia]], ''nabad geylo'', hey!'' | ||
:''Magic Africa'' | :''Magic Africa'' | ||
:''in the CAR, ''gue ngzoi!'' Hey!'' | :''in the [[wikipedia:Central African Republic|CAR]], ''gue ngzoi!'' Hey!'' | ||
:''Lovely Africa,'' | :''Lovely Africa,'' | ||
:''D.R.C., ''reviens, s'il vous plâit''!'' | :''[[wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo|D.R.C.]], ''reviens, s'il vous plâit''!'' | ||
:''Mighty Africa,'' | :''Mighty Africa,'' | ||
:''Western Sahara, ''Masalam!'' Oh, yay!'' | :''[[wikipedia:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Western Sahara]], ''Masalam!'' Oh, yay!'' | ||
:''In my Africa'' | :''In my Africa'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 9 April 2023
This article is about the song. You may be looking for the episode. |
In My Africa (song) | |
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D.W. and Cheikh dance | |
Artist | D.W. (Robert Naylor), Cheikh, and Brain (Lyle O'Donohue) |
Runtime | Throughout whole episode |
Played in | "In My Africa" |
"In My Africa" is a song that is performed in "In My Africa." Brain, D.W., and Cheikh, a new student from Africa, create the song in the episode so that they can more easily remember facts about Africa. D.W. and Cheikh later sing it to their preschool class.
Lyrics[edit]
- Fifty-four things
- Fifty-four
- Things to see and to explore
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
I:
- The continent of Africa is deep and long and wide
- With 54 countries to keep my song diversified
- There's rhythmic beats, new things to eat, and places you can go
- And every day, a different way that you can say hello
- For instance, meeng-gah-bou is "howdy-do" when visiting in Ghana
- Dumela ma is how you say "Hello" inside Botswana
- The Muslims greet the folks they meet with, "Salaam aleikum"
- In the Gambia, Morocco and Sudan's hometown Khartoum
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- See this when you go
II:
- Burundi's got the deepest lake and then the highest peak
- Juts up from Tanzania just next door to Mozambique
- And carving through the continent there flows the mighty Nile
- Past Uganda, Eritrea and... look out! A crocodile!
- Namibia's wild Skeleton Coast is littered with wrecked ships
- And Côte d'lvoire has chocolate fields, I love my chocolate chips
- Victoria Falls in Zambia, it makes a mighty sound
- Zimbabwe shares the falls as well, there's lots to go around
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- Life is all aglow
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- There's lots of food they grow
III:
- The Comoros has the Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish
- In Congo, they eat mwamba stew, that stew's my favorite dish
- São Tomé and Príncipe, they like their food with spice
- The fish in Mauritius is hot and delicious, it's really very nice
- Sahara in Algeria's a hot and arid land
- Vacation in the Seychelles and relax upon the sand
- The Madagascar aye-aye taps on trees to find its lunch
- If you like grains, then you'll love Mauritania—they munch rice a bunch
- The farmers out in Kenya, they raise cattle, goats, and hens
- And Burkina Faso's called "The Land of Upright Men"
- The cotton from Benin is in the clothes we wear to school
- There's 40 words for "camel" in Somalia—pretty cool!
- Hey!
IV:
- Bembeya Jazz comes from Guinea
- Baobab trees are stout, not skinny
- Ethiopians eat teff, not "potator"
- Equatorial Guinea's quite near the equator
- One street in South Africa: two Peace Prize winners
- In Togo, they eat fufu for dinner
- Senegal's got a pink lake, Mali's got the Blue Men
- The folks in Nigeria spice food with cumin
- They do. It makes a tasty stew!
- Fifty-four things
- Fifty-four
- Things to see and to explore
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
V:
- The world's biggest frog is found inside of Cameroon
- In Chad, the lungfish yawn and wake up when it rains in June
- Gorillas in Rwanda have a hooting sort of speech
- Go to Gabon to see an elephant walk on the beach
- Angola's full of dino bones; museum in the ground
- Libya's got those Roman ruins, the coolest ruins around
- And Egypt has the pyramids, the Sphinx, and King Tut's tomb
- Malawi's got a town called "Livingstonia," I presume
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- Joy and beauty flow
VI:
- Tunisia's known for gorgeous gates and Swaziland makes glass
- From old recycled bottles that the boys and girls amass
- Lesotho's folks don't go outside without their fancy hats
- The artists in Sierra Leone weave really pretty mats
- The tunes they play in Niger, hey! They're vital and alive
- The Hipco of Liberia, that style's gonna thrive
- Cape Verde's got the morna—Man, I dig that swinging beat
- Guinea-Bissau's gumbe just makes me want to stomp my feet
Chorus:
- In my Africa
- Whoa, whoa, whoa
- In my Africa
- It's almost time to go
VII:
- My Africa's an ageless land, I'm glad that you could see
- This continent so full of life, you're all my family
- And now we leave this loving place, its heartfelt family ties
- A warm embrace, a smiling face, a bittersweet goodbye
Chorus:
- Mighty Africa,
- Western Sahara, Masalam! Oh, yay!
- In my Africa