“Lady”

by Manu Dibango feat. Ray Phiri

1 version

Lyrics

(Source: as heard)

	(Huh, huh, huh.)
	(Huh, huh, huh.)
	(Huh, huh, huh.)
	(Huh, huh.)
	If you call a woman an African woman,
	Woman she no agree
	She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh."
	If you call a woman an African woman,
	Woman she no agree
	She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh."
	"I be lady, oh."
	Ah, ah.
	She go say, "Not a woman, a woman."

	Lady, oh.
	Lady, oh.
	Oh, oh.

	Oh, oh, woh,
	She go say, "I be lady, oh."
	Lady, no be so,
	Lady, no be so,
	Lady, no be so,
	Lady, no be so-oh.

	She go say she equal to man,
	She got power like man,
	She can do anything man do.
	I tell her finish,
	I tell her finish,
	I tell her finish,
	I tell her finish,

	She gon want a cigar before anybody,
	(She gon say she can * like man.)
	(She gon say she equal to man.)
	(She gon want a cigar before anybody,)
	(She gon say she equal to man.)

	She wan be so many for am,
	Call am for dance, call am for lady, dance,
	Call am for dance, call am for fire dance.

	If you call a woman an African woman,
	Woman she no agree.
	She go say, she go say, "I be lady, oh."
	Oh, lady oh,
	Lady, oh.
	Lady, oh, lady
	Oh, lady, oh, lady, lady, lady,
	Lady, oh.

	She go want (lady, oh lady,) you to dance the fire dance, (Lady, oh, lady, lady, lady.)
	She go dance, lady, dance. (Lady, oh.)
	Call am for dance (lady, oh lady), call am for lady, dance (oh lady, oh lady, lady lady,)
	Call am for dance, call am for fire dance, (oh, lady, lady oh)
	She go want (lady, oh lady,) you to dance the fire dance, (Lady, oh, lady, lady, lady.)
	Call am for dance, African woman for dance,
	Call am for dance, African woman for dance.

Notes

Even though Sinéad is credited with background vocals on this track, I can't hear her at all.

Musicians

Tony Allen	drums
Armand Sabal-Lecco	bass
"Bokilo" Jerry Malékani	guitars
Vincent N'Guini	guitars
Dominic Miller	guitars
Kaïssa Doumbé	backing vocals
Tony Allen	percussions
Sinéad O'Connor	backing vocals
Amadou Doumbouïa	cora
Lansina Kouiaté	balafon

Source: Wakafrika

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