Peter Gabriel — Shaking the Tree 97 Jungle Version

[Intro: Shaggy] Level level level, level off, level off Level off, yeah I gotta shake the tree, gotta shake the tree Let 'em know, let 'em know, let 'em know, ha ha, yeah Give it up right, give it up right Shaggy Get, get it right, right What I say, what I say, what I say [Verse 1: Peter Gabriel] Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife Don't have to do What your mother has done She has done This is your life This new life has begun [Refrain: Peter Gabriel] It's your day Woman's day It's your day Woman's day [Verse 2: Peter Gabriel] Turning the tide You are on the incoming wave Turning the tide Know you are nobody's slave Find your sisters and brothers Who can hear all the truth in what you say They can support you When you're on your way [Refrain: Peter Gabriel] It's your day Woman's day It's your day Woman's day [Chorus: Youssou N'Dour] Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree [Verse 3: Shaggy] Changing faces in the strangest places Tastin' the fruits of our roots, a ha ha ha ha ha ha Is this just a deja vu Or tell me is this really true Hit me like a puzzle, I ain't got a clue Is this really my imagination That I'm confronted with these altercations, yeah Gotta shake the tree, gotta shake the tree Gotta shake the tree, gotta shake the tree Well, leave it up to me [Chorus: Youssou N'Dour] Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree [Verse 4: Peter Gabriel] There's nothing to gain When there's nothing to be lost There's nothing to gain if you stay behind and count the cost Make a decision, you can be who you can be You can be Tasting the fruit Come to the Liberty Tree [Refrain: Peter Gabriel] It's your day It's your day [Verse 5: Peter Gabriel] Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you Changing your ways, more than any man can do Find your brothers and sisters Who can hear all the truth in what you say They can support you when you're on your way [Refrain: Peter Gabriel] It's your day Your day It's your day [Bridge: Peter Gabriel] We're gonna break it down We have to shake it down Shake it all around [Chorus: Youssou N'Dour] Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon We are shakin' the tree