walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa hush now child ale le and don t you cry ale le go your folks might understand you ale le by and by ale le go move on up towards your destination but you may find from time to time complications tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa bite your lip ale le and take a trip ale le go though there may bewet road ahead ale le and you cannot slip ale le go move on up and peace you will find into the steeple of beautiful people where there s only one kind tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa so hush now child ale le and don t you cry ale le go your folks might understand you ale le by and by ale le go move on up and keep on wishing remember your dreams are your only schemes so keep on pushing tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa take nothing less ale le but the second best ale le go do not obey you must keep your say ale le you can past the test ale le go just move on up to a greater day but just a little faith if you put your mind to it you can surely do it tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa tche tche koule tche tche kofissa kofissa langa langa ti langa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa walo ile babawa o walo ile omon africa just move on up we move on up just move on up watch out we just move on up we move on up move up