[Intro]
And once again we would like to slip into the relative security of a foreign language and do an African song, now
Which we picked up in Los Angeles about a year and a half ago, uh
Well, Los Angeles really is, is quite an intellectual town
And we were lucky enough to run into him down there, uh
This is a, uh sorry, this is a Zulu hunting chant
One which they sing as they go out in search of the lion
Armed only with hand weapons such
Knives, spears, grenades, what have you
And the text of their song in English goes as follows
"Hush, hush, the lion is sleeping, the lion is sleeping
Creep up softly on him for if we are successful
There shall be lion meat tonight"
[Chorus]
(Way up, boys)
(A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Way up, boys)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Weeem)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Weee)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Ho-ho-ooh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh, wimoweh, oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho, wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh, oh-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho, wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Way up high)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Way up high)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho, wimoweh)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (No)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh, oh-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho-ho)
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh (Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho)
(Oh, wi-mo-weh, heh-heh-heh)
[Outro]
As you can probably tell by the speed of our return
That exit was fraudulent
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