i don t drink coffee i take tea my dear some extra rice please on the side and you can hear it in my accent when i talk i m an african in new york see me walking down one sixteen dried fish and cowry tableside there s pride and beauty in my walk i m an african in new york i m an alien i m a legal alien i m an african in new york i m an alien i m a legal alien i m an african in new york i drive my taxi down grand avenues they always ask me where i m from is it that sad place that s in the news and is that the reason why i ve come i m an alien i m a legal alien i m an african in new york i m an alien i m a legal alien i m an african in new york modesty propriety i m not the only one gentleness sobriety shines brighter than the sun fais comme chez toi sans oublier they said even though you re here to stay it takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile be yourself no matter what they say  i m an african i m an african i m an african