Bakala Nanu Meme

In a village in the equatorial jungle
Far from the noise
The city and the chaos
The folks are dancing
With their strange ritual
Singing together a refrain that goes like this...

Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Ua, ua, yeah.

Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Ua, ua, yeah.

On a safari
Through the Congo and Senegal
With a machete,
A hundred rounds and a rifle,
I hunted just one elephant
And a crocodile
And three lions that were passing by.

Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Ua, ua, yeah.

Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Bákala nanú memé
Ua, ua, yeah.

Today on my way back
To my school and my home
I’ve got stories to tell and brag about
Like the deal I made
With that Zulu guy
Who I traded
Candy for rubies.