[Intro: Aloe Blacc]
Oh

[Chorus: Gappy Ranks]
Hmm, ayy, ayy, hmm
I'm going home when my time come
Same place weh di River Nile run
Green grass, blue skies and sun
Heart a beat like an African drum

[Verse 1: Blu & Aloe Blacc]
Ayo, I'm African, although I was born in Los Angeles
I gotta get a tat to represent where my family is
Black skin, black bones, black man
From the black planet, black sand, black lamb (Oh)
Back then I woulda been on a ship, eating fish
Takin' weekend trips in the sea to see if I could meet the French
Speaking tongues over drums, dancing and singing songs
You could see the long arm of the brothers we call
Our kin, African, I'm back again
Like I never left, never did, heaven is
Africa, I have to show my kids just how old the culture is
From California, but I wanna live in Africa

[Refrain: Aloe Blacc]
Oh, Africa, oh, Africa
Oh, Africa, my motherland, oh
[Chorus: Gappy Ranks & Aloe Blacc]
Ayy, hmm
I'm going home when my time come
Same place weh di River Nile run
Green grass, blue skies and sun
Heart a beat like an African drum (Oh)

[Verse 2: Blu & Aloe Blacc]
Oh Africa, mother Africa, home of civilization
The cradle of mankind, the birthplace of creation
Generated from stories, integrated through generations
Told by the ancients, you can't say it's none great as
Africa, the reign of Egypt, range of my people
Dispersed through the Earth surface before you could purchase vehicles
They greet you on the coast in the boat, you can't believe it, yo
It floats, and you n***as make weapons outta stone?
Fuck, you built my homes out the stone too, and a statue of me
'Cause I wanna be a king too, shoot, we could be buddies
We could trade agriculture and riches from different shores
But if you ever cross me, then we would go to war (Oh)
You know the Lord Savior Creator, He made us humble
'Specially when the Romans tried to take over the jungles
So we stopped in the Middle East, we still can't get no peace
Soon as they see a diamond, they wanna slave us for a piece of Africa

[Chorus: Gappy Ranks]
Hmm, ayy, ayy, hmm
I'm going home when my time come
Same place weh di River Nile run
Green grass, blue skies and sun
Heart a beat like an African drum
[Verse 3: Blu]
Uh, they call me the homo habilis 'cause I created the habitat
Before the great homo erectus invaded half the map
He would catch a lion, kill it, and put his head on a stick
Just to prove to everyone how strong he really is
You can say he lives on the most nurturing continent
The fruits and vegetables, long rivers, tall mountains
Zebras, cheetahs, elephants, panthers, gorillas
The vast deserts, hot summers, cold winters
Man, the sister brought me back to my genes, African Eve
Had to teach the mother of agriculture a couple things
Like we could speak English, European, Chinese
And my continent is the second largest you ever seen
Red, black, yellow and green
Land man, sun in the trees, the first kings, the first human beings
The first everything, afros, cornrows, bald heads and long dreads
All said they were all bred in Africa

[Refrain: Aloe Blacc]
Oh, Africa, oh, Africa
Oh, Africa, my motherland
Oh, Africa, oh, Africa
Oh, Africa, we plan to stand

[Chorus: Gappy Ranks]
Hmm, ayy, ayy, hmm
I'm going home when my time come
Same place weh di River Nile run
Green grass, blue skies and sun
Heart a beat like an African drum
[Post-Chorus: Gappy Ranks]
Heart a beat, heart a beat
Heart a beat like an African drum
Heart a beat, heart a beat
Heart a beat like an African drum

[Refrain: Aloe Blacc]
Oh, Africa, oh, Africa
Oh, Africa, my motherland
Oh, Africa, oh, Africa
Oh, Africa, we plan to stand