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| Eastern Africa: South-Sudan | |
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| Babylon Babylon | |
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Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Ah no time for family, time is money Everything here moves by the clock Our cousins are only half a block I haven't seen them for almost a year You will be shocked when you'll see me The stress is in my dread locks Broke broke, I hate to be broke I live on credit A soft way of telling you I'm in debt I've got so many cards Visa cards Mastercard, commercial credit card I'm a hustler, victim, finding ways to survive in the system Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Yeah, I'm in United Kingdom London, home of Emma McCune One of the best places to be, They have got good programs here to help refugees like me You see, success wouldn't have come If I hadn't found good people to help me here Nyakuoth, Nyaruach in your prayers, pray for UK Things are not ok: Terrorist attack, war in Iraq There is recession Folks are losing their possessions The pound is going down And everybody is cursing golden brown Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Hey oh Ni ma hanza ku fuata pesa karibu ni potea gizani Mama Hela gizani Britani bebanek ganah Ni ma hanza ku fuata pesa karibu ni potea gizani Mama Hela gizani Britani bebanek ganah Pole Mama, pole Grandma, pole Dada, pole Dada Ewe Mungu baba nicheke mkono sitaki poetea gizan babi mala Hmmn jamani hnn, amani Hmm, duniani Hmm Ona shetani ana Jeribu ku zukuma gizani Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call | |
English Translation | |
Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Ah no time for family, time is money Everything here moves by the clock Our cousins are only half a block I haven't seen them for almost a year You will be shocked when you'll see me The stress is in my dread locks Broke broke, I hate to be broke I live on credit A soft way of telling you I'm in debt I've got so many cards Visa cards Mastercard, commercial credit card I'm a hustler, victim, finding ways to survive in the system Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Yeah, I'm in United Kingdom London, home of Emma McCune One of the best places to be, They have got good programs here to help refugees like me You see, success wouldn't have come If I hadn't found good people to help me here Brother, sister in your prayers, pray for UK Things are not ok: Terrorist attack, war in Iraq There is recession Folks are losing their possessions The pound is going down And everybody is cursing golden brown Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Hey oh It's hard to follow the money, it's almost like getting lost in the dark, Mom Hell in the dark Great Britain It's hard to follow the money, it's almost like getting lost in the dark, Mom Hell in the dark Great Britain Sorry Mom, sorry Grandma, sorry Sister, sorry Sister O God, father, let me laugh, I don't want to lose the darkness, babi mala Hmmn man hnn, peace Hmm, on earth Hmm See the devil tempts you in the dark Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me, forgive me Sister, I'm in Babylon Brother, I'm in Babylon Grandma, I'm in Babylon Please forgive me for not returning your phone call Credits Song: Reggae song Artist: Emmanuel Jal (Jal Jok) Music video: Courtesy of Emmanuel Jal Text & translation: lyricstranslate Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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