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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Art Neville
Art Neville
Keyboards
Cyril Neville
Cyril Neville
Percussion
George Porter, Jr.
George Porter, Jr.
Bass
Joseph Modeliste
Joseph Modeliste
Drums
Leo Nocentelli
Leo Nocentelli
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Art Neville
Art Neville
Songwriter
George Porter, Jr.
George Porter, Jr.
Songwriter
Leo Nocentelli
Leo Nocentelli
Songwriter
Zigaboo Modeliste
Zigaboo Modeliste
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Meters
The Meters
Producer
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, take me back
To the motherland
Take me back
Take me on back, yeah
To the motherland
[Verse 2]
I wanna go
To the motherland now, children
I wanna go
I wanna get up and go
To the motherland
Man
[Verse 3]
Africa
Oh, Africa
Africa
Beautiful
Africa
Oh, Africa
Africa
Well
[Verse 4]
Ooh, take me back
(Take me back)
(Take me back)
To the motherland
Take me back
(Take me back)
(Take me back)
To the motherland
[Verse 5]
Where the woman is a woman
And the man is a man
Where the woman is the woman
And the man is the man
Hey now, band
[Verse 6]
Africa
Oh, Africa
Good God
Africa
Africa
Oh, Africa
Africa
Sing it
[Verse 7]
I will tell ya something
Down on the Nile
God bless the child
Black as he can be
Africa's for me, yeah, yeah
[Verse 8]
Africa
Oh, Africa
Africa
Africa
Oh, Africa
Africa
Everybody
Africa
Oh, sing it
Africa
Africa
Good God
Africa
Africa, Africa
Written by: Art Neville, George Porter, Jr., Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste

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