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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Performer
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Songwriter
Joseph Shabalala
Joseph Shabalala
Songwriter

Lyrics

(A-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange
(A-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani
(A-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza
She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Ta na na (Ta na na)
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
(A-wa a-wa) ta na na (Ta na na)
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
(A-wa a-wa) Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Rich girl)
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Rich girl)
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
People say she's crazy
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues
Oh Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She was physically forgotten
But then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing these diamonds
And I could say Oo oo oo
As if everybody knows
What I'm talking about
I mean as if everybody would know
What I am talking about
I'm talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
Oh to compensate for his ordinary shoes
Yeah to compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said
She said honey take me dancing
But they ended up sleeping
In a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes
And I could say Oo oo oo
And as if everybody here would know
What I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know
What we are talking about
We're talking about diamonds on the soles of your shoes
Diamonds, diamonds
People say I'm crazy
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Well but that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na na na na na
Ta na na
Ta na na na na na na na na
Ta na na
Ta na na na na na na na na
Ta na na na na
Ta na na na na na na na na
Ta na na
Na na na na
Written by: Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon

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