Nighttime in Africa
written by Dan Bates and Marc B. Blake
Copyright © 2001 Marc B. Blake, Sword of Creation Music Publishers, BMI.
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Do do do do doooo        do do do do  doooda  doooo   (jungle sounds)
Do do do do doooda dooo do do dooooooo

Nighttime in Africa the lion goes to sleep.
The sounds paint a picture for your ears to keep.
Young warriors dance and act like hunters on the plains
where the sky disappears behind the jungle rains.

Nighttime in Africa the fathers hunt is long.
The Mothers sing their children stories in a song.
By dawn there will be food to feed the hungry ones
before they go to work in the deep jungle sheltered sun.

They'll fix the bridge today
that crosses over Mandalay
and they'll dive into the river and they'll play.

They'll fix the bridge today
that crosses over Mandalay
and they'll dive into the river and they'll play.

Nighttime in Africa the lion goes to sleep.
The sounds paint a picture for your ears to keep.