Senegal (Album Version|Explicit)

Senegal (Explicit) - Akon

Written by：Mark Batson/Anthony Hamilton/Aliaune "Akon" Thiam

Yo In case you ain't know I go by the name of Akon and I'm from africa africa

Home of the Goree Islands I'm from Senegal West-side africa africa

So I'ma share with you where I'm from and how I was comin' up africa africa

So what you know about the struggles that my people went through so you can live the way you live now

So what you know about seeing that brand new mother givin away her newborn child

So what you know about Mr Amadou diallo a Senegalese cops shot down

So what you know about how people love to perceive us when we come into a brand new town

So what you know about the Goree Island where all the slaves were shipped from

So what you know about being born in America to avoid immigration

Still from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

Yes I'm comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

So what you know about Thienboudienne Yassa Tcherey and Maafey my favourite foods

So what you know about niggas throwin rocks bustin' shots at the military invadin my hood

So what you know about kids with automatic machines waiting for the war to get on that side

So what you know about how God comes first in our lives everything that we do is for Allah

So what you know about that Holy place called Touba where Prophets were born

So what you know about comin here gettin money and investing it back home

Right in the ghetto oooo of Senagal africa africa

Give it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa

Take it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa

Send it right to the ghetto ooo of Senegal africa africa

Now see that's just a little piece of how it is africa africa

See but we can come together and make it 'lot better back home afreecaa africa

So don't complain about how they treating you here take your millions of dollars there back to africa africa

We own that land we own those diamonds africa africa

We kings man we don't take orders we give em

Think about it