Lyrics:

Once there was a battle there,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
A hundred thousand people there,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people gathered there,
In Zaire, in Zaire,
To see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!

Came a man called Elijah,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
With him came the superstar,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people came from far,
In Zaire, in Zaire,
To see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!

And who was the victim in the night?
Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won the fight!

(instrumental)

All those people chanted there,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
Seven rounds of torture there,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
One more round and Ali's there,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
There was great exitement everywhere...
In Zaire!

Came a man called Elijah,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
With him came the superstar,
In Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people came from far,
In Zaire, in Zaire,
To see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!

And who was the victim in the night?
Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won the fight!

(instrumental)

The lightning struck twice in the night.
First in the ring and then after the fight...

In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire