[Intro]
[Verse 1]
It’s been a long time since we’ve gone away
Everybody asking if we are still booming
We’ve been chilling and booming and grooving
And you know we ain’t stopping
We ain't dropping
We ain't fading
We just climbing
Until we reach the sky
[Chorus]
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
Thobela (Mogwera maan!)
[Post-Chorus]
Mogwera maan (Sishay’ iThobela)
Mogwera maan (Sishay’ iThobela)
Mogwera maan (Sishay’ iThobela)
Mogwera maan (Sishay’ iThobela)
Mogwera maan!
Mogwera maan!
Mogwera maan!
Mogwera maan!
[Bridge]
We coming thina with a different style
You’ve got to understand that we’ve got to move on
So move on ntate
Thobela dance
So move on auntie
[Refrain: Thembi Seete & Thebe]
Thobela thob thob
Thobela
Thob thob
Thobela
Thobela
Thob thob
Thobela
[Verse 2]
Right now die poppe saal dance
One time my people take a chance
Bona bona bana batswang ko kasi
Bona bashaya ithobela
Move to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left to the top (BOOM)
Move to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left don’t stop (SHAKA)
Move to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left don’t stop (BOOM)
Move to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left to the top (SHAKA)
[Outro]
UThebe , BOP thobela Hi
UOscar, Bruce Thobela Hi
Masikela, Hi Thobela hi
Makeba, Hi Thobela hi
Leta Mbulu, Hi, Thobela Hi
Madiba Hi, Thobela Hi
Semenya Hi, Thobela Hi
Nawe Lebo
Thobela was written by OSKIDO & Don Laka & Bruce Sebitlo & Spikiri.
Thobela was produced by Bruce Sebitlo & OSKIDO & Spikiri & Don Laka.