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In case u aint know I go by the name of akon and im from
(afrika afrika) home of the gorder island im from senegal
westside(afrika afrika) so im gonna share with you were i
come from an how i was comin of(afrika afrika).

Verse 1
So what you know about the strugles that my people went
trough so you can live the way you live now
Say what you know about seeing that brand new mother
giving away her newborn child
what u know about mr amadu ndiaij that the senegalis cops
shot down
say what u know about how people love to presive os when
we are comin to a bran new town
what u know about goder island were all the slaves were
shiped from
what u know about beeing born in america to aful the
imigration

Still from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)
Comin from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)
comin from the ghettos of senegal (afrika afrika)
comin from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)

What you know about schebujcen yassa Schene and mafe my
favorite foods
Say what you know about niggas trowing rocks buseshats at
the military invatin my hood
So what you know about kids whit automatic machins waiting
for the war to get on their side
So what you know about what comes first in their lives
everything that we do is for our love
So what you know about that holy place called tuba were
profets were born
and what you know about comin here gettin money investin it
back home

Right from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)
Give it to the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)
Take it to the ghettos of senegal (afrika afrika)
send it right to the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika)

Se thats just a little piece of what we can do
see but we can come togheter and make it lot better at home