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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Lead Vocals
Dorothy Masuka
Dorothy Masuka
Background Vocals
Doreen Webster
Doreen Webster
Background Vocals
Emmanuel Gatewood
Emmanuel Gatewood
Electric Bass Guitar
Damon Duewhite
Damon Duewhite
Drums
Keith Mathela
Keith Mathela
Electric Guitar
Smith Haliar
Smith Haliar
Percussion
Louis Laguerre
Louis Laguerre
Piano
Claude Deppa
Claude Deppa
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dorothy Masuka
Dorothy Masuka
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sipho Mabuse
Sipho Mabuse
Producer
Roberto Meglioli
Roberto Meglioli
Producer
ALLAN GOLDBERG
ALLAN GOLDBERG
Mixing Engineer
Jean Tranchant
Jean Tranchant
Recording Engineer
Toby Alington
Toby Alington
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Hapo zamani, sikuya (sikuwa) hivi,
Hapo zamani, shauri ya pombe
Nindibona ndilinxila nje kungenxa yamabhulu
(I am a drunk because of the Afrikaner white man)
Nindibona ndingenakhaya nje kungenxa yabelungu
(I am homeless because of the whites)
Nindibona ndizula nje kungenxa yabelungu
(I am a hobo because of the whites)
Baleka bhulu (Run white man)
Sizobuya (We'll come back)
Sizobuy' ekhaya (we'll come back home)
Written by: Dorothy Masuka

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