African Woman

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Price of food, yes, is up so high Have nothing to eat, makes my sweet woman cry tears from her eyes Place we live in, we won't be there for long, no We can't afford to pay the rent, we got to move along, move along, yeah [Verse 2] I try to make it in a nine to five, yes I did, yeah 'Cause I'm a musician and I've got to survive, want to survive I know many tunes, but I never, never, never sung a song Oh, I just get a drum when it comes along, so I hit it [Pre-Chorus] Sweet lady, I said dry your eyes Beg you to stop crying 'cause the sun soon will rise Hey, you can't start your day crying, crying that way Oh, there's got to be a much better way [Chorus] You African woman, black queen African woman, black queen I really love you, African woman, black queen My African woman, black queen [Verse 3] Trials and corruptions, [?] I've got to rush about, got to rush about all day Just like the bee that makes the honeycomb I'm a king man, and I've got to have a queen right there in my home [Pre-Chorus] Lady, I said dry your eyes Beg you to stop crying 'cause the sun soon will rise You can't start your day crying that way Deep down inside, there's got to be a much better way [Chorus] You African woman, black queen My African woman, black queen African, African woman, black queen Whoa, my African woman, black queen [Refrain] Black queen Black queen Black queen Black queen