Lyrics:

I'll never forget
(Spoken)
Here's what they say when I came to Africa
"It's going to change my life."
I ain't understand what they were saying,
Until I landed in Africa

(Sung)
I'll never forget the first time my plane landed down there in Africa
10,000 people came to the airport so they can come greet the Rasta
Arrived at the hotel, through that get-me start, after that called up my mother
I told then, "Thank you, mama, to all that drama you'd said I would make it as an African."

I'm so proud to be African (So proud)
I'm so proud to be Africano (So proud)
She's so proud to be African (So proud, so proud)
She's so proud to be Africana (Nigeria, South Africaa)
I'm so proud to be African (Ghana, Liberia)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Cote D'Ivore, Senegal)
She's so proud to be African (Zimbabwe)
She's so proud to be Africana (ya-so)

(2Face Idibia)
As me and Wyclef dey jam e oh, yes oh
Na so so talk we just dey talk e oh
About the things wey dey happen for my country
He say e be like say
These people don dey craze e oh
Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Wey politicians dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh

I'm so proud to be African (yes oh, yes oooh oooh)
I'm so proud to be Africano (yes oh, Africana oh)
She's so proud to be African (yes oh, yeah)
She's so proud to be Africana (...Congo)
I'm so proud to be African (Guinea, Mali)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Morocco, Namibia)
She's so proud to be African (Egypt, Tunisia)
She's so proud to be Africana (Ethiopia-a-a-a)

(Sound Sultan)
Singing notes for my black skin, shout it loud
I'm proud to be African, I'm black and proud
Many many years don pass wey we no know the truth
Many many people don die when them no know the rules
We are the children of the Chosen One
We never, ever bow to Babylon
(Wyclef)
Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh

I'm so proud to be African (yes oh yes oh)
I'm so proud to be Africano (yes, ya-so)
She's so proud to be African (eh-le-le-le-le-le)
She's so proud to be Africana (Libya)
I'm so proud to be African (Uganda, Kenya)
I'm so proud to be Africano (Cameroon, Sudan)
She's so proud to be African (Zambia, Togo)
She's so proud to be Africana (Oh, Africa)

(Yet another voice)
Many many many things dey happen for my country eh
All my people dey suffer them dey live for poverty eh
Make we arise, open up una eyes,
Stand up for your rights
Don't give up the fight
(Wyclef)
Cause resources (e too dey)
Clean water (e no dey)
Light nko (e no dey)
Bad road nko (e too dey)
No be today (e don tey)
Wey nyash don dey for back-e yeh
No be today (e don tey)
Wey politician dey try to strip our pride e yeeeh

Yes oh, yes oh
Yes oh
Chief, shout out to the sharpie boy, the president, let's go.
Eh, yo Face
2Face
Galatic?
Sound Sultan
All my Refugees stand up!
Then we drink
Then we clef
Then we clef
Then we clef
Let's go
We got a great-a track, man!

Dide.. dide.. dide oh oh oh oh
I'm so proud
I'm so proud to be African)
(fade)