Karaoké Under African Skies (live The Graceland Tour) Paul Simon & Miriam Makeba

Joseph's face

Joseph's face was black as night was black as night

The pale yellow moon

The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes shone in his eyes

His path was marked by the stars

His path was marked by the stars in the Southern Hemisphere in the Southern Hemisphere

And he walked his days

And he walked his days under African skies under African skies

This is the story of how we begin to remember

Uh tah luh tah la la la wah mah

This is the powerful pulsin' of love in the vein

Eh leh leh leh

Uh tah la tah la leh la

Wam bah weh

After the dream of fallin' and callin' your name out

Leh leh leh leh

Et la la tah la leh la wem heh eh

These are the roots of rhythm

Ah nah and the roots of rhythm remain

In early memory

In early memory sounds of music sounds of music

Were ringin' 'round

Were ringin' 'round my grandmother's door my grandmother's door

I said

Take this child

Take this child from the township of Mufulo from the township of Mufulo

Give her the wings to fly through harmony

Give her the wings to fly through harmony

She won't bother you no more

She won't bother you no more

This is the story of how

This is the story of how we begin to remember we begin to remember

This is the powerful pulsin'

This is the powerful pulsin' of love in the vein of love in the vein

After the dream of fallin'

After the dream of fallin' and callin' your name out and callin' your name out

These are the roots of rhythm

These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain and the roots of rhythm remain

Ah mmh bah mmh bah

Dah mmh bah mmh bah

Mmh bah woah oh woah

Mmh bah duh doh doh oh

Ah mmh bah mmh bah

Dah mmh bah mmh bah

Mmh bah oh oh oh ooh woah

Mmh bah woah woah woah ho

Ah mmh bah mmh bah

Dah mmh bah mmh bah

Mmh bah woah oh oh ho oh oh

Mmh bah woah oh oh ho oh oh

Woah oh oh oh oh oh

Oh woah ho ho oh ho

Woah oh oh woah ooh woah

Woah ooh oh woah woah

Joseph's face

Joseph's face was black as night was black as night

The pale yellow moon

The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes shone in his eyes

His path was marked by the stars

His path was marked by the stars in the Southern Hemisphere in the Southern Hemisphere

And he walked the length

And he walked the length of his days under African skies of his days under African skies

Ay heh leh leh mama

I see a la la la tah la la la

Hhh hah hah hhh

Ah hah hah hah hah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah oh ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah hhh hah ah ah

Hhh hah hhh hah hah

Hhh hah uh ah ah ah

Hhh hhh ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah