LION AWAKES
Lyrics by Duke Amayo
(Language: Pidjin English, Yoruba and Cantonese)
LION AWAKES
TO THE GONG OF OGUN O\t\t-OO YES
A GIFT FROM THE GODS
OF WORK & TECHNOLOGY O\t-OO YES
ITS THE KÓKÓRÓ (Key)
TO AWAKE ALL THE SENSES O\t\t-OO YES
AWAKE MY SISTAS\t\t\t-OO YES
AWAKE MY BRODAS\t\t\t-OO YES
FLOWING ENERGY
ALL COLLABORATING\t
YOUR POWER\t\t\t\t\t-OO YES
IS INFINITE O\t\t\t\t\t-OO YES
BEYOND LAND & SEA\t\t\t\t\t\t
UR EVERYTHING\t\t\t\t-OO YES
INSIDE\t\t\t\t\t-OO YES
AND AROUND YOU OO \t\t\t-OO YES
CHANGE IS GONNA COME ANYWAY A A A
STAY AWAKE
TO ADJUST
ANY CONDITION
COME ANYWAY O
YA KOKO - HAAA \t\t\t\t(Cantonese- gong strick 1X) \t
LANDED IN ALKEBULAN\t
YEE KOKO\t\t\t\t\t(Cantonese- gong strick 2X)\t\t\t
SAAM KOKO O\t\t\t\t(Cantonese- gong strick 3X) \t\t
FOR THE PEOPLE
IYALAWOWO O \t\t\t\t(Black Magic Mama)
FUN ME LOGUN \t\t\t\t(Give me medicine)
KA MOLE RONTI, RONTI, RONTI CULTURE WA\t(to remember our culture)
YAA KOKO \t\t\t\t\t(Cantonese-gong strick 1X)
LION FALL OUT OF HEAVEN
YEE KOKO \t\t\t\t\t(Cantonese-gong strick 2X)
AGOGO AJÌ \t\t\t\t\t(Yoruba- 2 o'clock)
SAAAM O\t\t\t\t\t(Cantonese-gong strick 3X)
TO THE PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE
IYALAWOWOWO
TIE HEAD AND BODY OF LION BACK TOGETHER
W THE RED RAFFIA
TO GIVE AM POWER TO AWAKE
DR GOOD DOER
GIVE US MEDICINE
TO AWAKE OUR POWER
SO WE CAN WAKE LION
WHERE THE SKY IS YELLOW\t\t\t\t
AND THE SEA IS GREEN\t\t\t\t
DE SAND IS BLACK & RICH / SILT\t\t
SHIMMERING SHIMMERING \t\t\t\t
AS FAR AS THE MIND CAN SEE\t\t\t
WHERE THE SKY IS YELLOW\t\t\t\t
AND THE SEA IS GREEN\t\t\t\t
SAND IS BLACK & RICH / SILT\t\t\t
SHIMMERING SHIMMERING \t\t\t\t
AS FAR AS THE MIND CAN SEE
WHERE THE SKY IS RED\t\t\t\t
AND THE SEA IS GOLD\t\t\t\t\t
SAND IS GREEN & RICH WITH SILT\t\t\t
SHIMMERING SHIMMERING \t\t\t\t
AS FAR AS THE MIND CAN SEE O\t \t
IYALAWO ATI KNÙWÙ O \t\t\t(Dr. Good Doer and Lion)
WAKA \t\t\t\t\t(Walking)
COLLABORATING WAKA O \t\t(Collab and walking)
UP UP THEM WAKA WAKA\t\t\t\t
UP UP UP UP\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
WAKA O, UP UP
WAKA, WAKA, WAKA O \t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
KILIMANJARO O\t\t\t\t\t
EWO OO\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
WAKA O\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
KILIMAN KILIMAN\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
JARO JARO\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
WAKA, WAKA O\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
UP UP UP\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
FAR FAR FAR FAR\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
TO SEE O\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
7 STARS\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
WHERE HE CAME FROM\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
KILIMAN KILIMAN O\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
GIVE AM VIEW O\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
TO SEE WHERE HE CAME FROM\t\t-KILIMANJARO
KILIMANJARO O\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
UP UP UP\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
7 STAR O\t\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
KILIMANJARO O\t\t\t\t\t-KILIMANJARO
