Africa
The Meters * Track #9 On Rejuvenation
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Africa by The Meters
Performed by
The MetersWrited by
George Porter Jr. & Leo Nocentelli & Art Neville & Joseph ModelisteAbout
The final track on the The Meters classic funk album Rejuvenation (1974), this song was popularly covered by Red Hot Chili Peppers on their second studio album Freaky Styley (1985), which was produced by funk legend George Clinton of Parliament / Funkadelic fame.
Africa Lyrics
[Verse 1: Leo Nocentelli]
Aw, take me back
To the motherland
Take me back
Take me on back, yeah
To the motherland
I want to go
To the motherland, now children, huh
I want to go, I want to get up and go
Motherland, huh, man
[Chorus]
(Africa)
Oh, Africa
(Africa)
Beautiful, huh
(Africa)
Oh, Africa
(Africa)
Huh
[Verse 2: Leo Nocentelli]
Ooo, take me back
(Take me back) [x2]
To the motherland
Take me back
(Take me back) [x2]
To the motherland
Where the woman is a woman
And the man is a man
Where a woman is your woman
And your man is your man
[Ain't nothing?]
[Chorus]
(Africa)
Oh, Africa, [?]
(Africa)
Huh
(Africa)
Oh, Africa
(Africa)
Sing it
[? ? ? ]
God bless the child
Black as he could be
Africa's for me, yeah yeah
[Chorus]
Everybody
[Chorus]
Africa Q&A
Who wrote Africa's ?
Africa was written by George Porter Jr. & Leo Nocentelli & Art Neville & Joseph Modeliste.
Who produced Africa's ?
Africa was produced by The Meters & Allen Toussaint.