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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Lead Vocals
Doreen Webster
Doreen Webster
Background Vocals
Dorothy Masuka
Dorothy Masuka
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
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Composer
Jerry Ragovoy
Jerry Ragovoy
Composer
Edgardo Franco
Edgardo Franco
Composer
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

Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Pata Pata is the name of a dance [sat si pata pata]
We do down Johannesburg way [sat si pata pata]
And everybody starts to move [sat si pata pata]
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play - hoo [sat si pata pata]
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma natsi pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]
Haji-a saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Woo! Every Friday, and Saturday Night, [sat si pata pata]
It’s Pata Pata-time [sat si pata pata]
The dance keeps going all night long [sat si pata pata]
Till the morning sun begins to shine - hey! [sat si pata pata]
Aya sat wuguga sat - wo-ho-o [sat si pata pata]
Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]
Huh- a saguquga sathi it ! [sat si pata pata]
Aah- saguquga sat - aim not si - hit it ! [sat si pata pata]
A saguquga sat ju benga sathi pata [sat si pata pata]…
Written by: Jerry Ragovoy, Miriam Makeba
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