Allan Taylor - Boy is a nation

"^GBoy" is a nation with fire in its soul ^GTired of living in one stinking hole Townships of ^Dcardboard, paper and tin ^GNothing to lose but to win

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa

"^GBoy" feeds his family and does what he's told ^GDigging for diamonds, mining for gold ^DEmptying garbage, cleaning the street ^GNothing to wear on his feet

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa

^GTwo weeks a year he goes home to his wife ^GPlanting his seed, continuing life ^DBuilding the numbers, filling the line ^GIt's only a matter of time

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa

^GWhen man is denied a piece of his land ^GViolence comes by unspoken command ^DOne piece of land to nurture and farm ^GOne piece of land for a home

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa

"^GBoy" is just one of a thousand the same "^GBoy" is a thousand of thousands again Standing in ^Dline with a hand in each hand ^GHe circles the whole of his land

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa

"^GBoy" is a nation with fire in its soul ^GTired of living in one stinking hole Townships of ^Dcardboard, paper and tin ^GNothing to lose but to win

^GTell me ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa ^GHow long Mayibuye Africa How ^Dlong Mayibuye Africa How ^Glong Mayibuye Africa