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Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa

Sly & The Family Stone

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Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Freddie Stone

Guitar

Greg Errico

Drums

Rosie Stone

Keyboards

Jerry Martini

Saxophone

Cynthia Robinson

Cynthia Robinson

Trumpet

Larry Graham

Bass

Sly Stone

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sylvester Stewart

Sylvester Stewart

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bob Irwin

Reissue Producer

Chris Hinshaw

Engineer

Jack Ashkinazy

Engineer

James Green

Engineer

Jim Conniff

Engineer

Richard Tilles

Engineer

Robert Gratts

Engineer

Sly Stone

Producer

Willie Greer

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Oh, lookin' at the devil

Grinnin' at his gun

Fingers start shakin'

I begin to run

[Verse 2]

Bullets start chasin'

I begin to stop

We begin to tussle

I was on the top

[Chorus]

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

I wanna thank you for lettin' me be myself again

[Verse 3]

Stiff all in the collar

Yeah, fluffy in the face

Chit chat chatter tryin'

Oh, stuffy in the place

[Verse 4]

I wanna thank you for the party

I, I could never stay

Many thangs is on my mind

Many thangs is on my mind

Words in the way

[Chorus]

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

I wanna thank you for lettin' me be myself again

[Verse 5]

Dance to the music

Oh, all night long

All night, every day

Every day people

Sing a simple song

[Verse 6]

Mama-mama's so happy

Mama start to cry

Papa still singin'

Papa still singin'

You can make it, make it

[Chorus]

Hey, thank you for lettin' me be myself again

I wanna thank you for lettin' me be myself again

[Verse 7]

Flamin' eyes of people's fear, burnin' into you

Many men are missin' much, hatin' what they do

[Verse 8]

Youth and truth are makin' love

Dig it for a starter

Dyin' young is hard to take

Sellin' out is harder

[Outro]

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

I wanna thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Thank you for lettin' me be myself again

Written by: Sylvester Stewart

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