Khothama Vuka

(one-two, one-two-three, go)

Khothama (khothama!)
Vuka (vuka!)
Khothama, khothama, vuka (vuka!)
Phansi, phezulu, wena (yebo!)

Listen, this is easy, there is nothing hard to learn
Knees are just a doorway and you go through it in turn
Feet apart, shoulders loose, look me in the eye
Go down like you're picking up a coin, then come up with a smile
Slowly first, then you go a little wild
Hands on the knees if you're shy, sisi
Nobody is watching, we are all busy
Left foot, right foot, count it out loud
One for Mama, two for the crowd
Three for the one who couldn't come tonight
Four for the DJ keeping the groove tight
Five for the neighbour who will complain, and then dance

Zungeza, zungeza, turn it round
Hlehla, hlehla, touch the ground
Ready? (ready!)

Khothama (khothama!)
Vuka (vuka!)
Khothama, khothama, vuka (vuka!)
Phansi, phezulu, wena (yebo!)

Phansi (phansi), phezulu (phezulu)
Phansi (phansi), phezulu (phezulu)
Hamba, hamba, shaya (hey)
Hamba, hamba, shaya (hey)

Now find a partner, face them, give them both your hands
One goes down, one goes up, that is how it stands
Khothama, vuka, shaya, bamba, hold
Auntie in the corner is showing us the old
Step they did in nineteen-eighty-something
Pass it to the children, they are doing something
Boys in the doorway pretending they're cool
Girls get them moving like it's the first day of school
Gogo says khothama, Gogo says vuka
Gogo's knees are older and her timing is better

Zungeza, zungeza, turn it round
Hlehla, hlehla, touch the ground
Ready? (ready!)

Khothama (khothama!)
Vuka (vuka!)
Khothama, khothama, vuka (vuka!)
Phansi, phezulu, wena (yebo!)

Phansi (phansi), phezulu (phezulu)
Zungeza (zungeza), shaya (shaya)
Phansi (phansi), phezulu (phezulu)

Ma. (ma)
Khothama... (khothama)
Ma. (ma)
Vuka... (vuka)
Ngoku, ngoku, ngoku... (now)

Uma ukhathele, khothama
When the week has beaten you like a drum, bend
Uma uwile, vuka
You still rang, you still rang
Nobody stays down at the end
Uma ungaboni indlela, khothama, then vuka

Rule one: nobody leaves the floor on a good song
Rule two: if your cousin is shy, pull him along
Rule three: the one who goes lowest buys the first round
Rule four: when the log drum calls, you answer to the sound
Rule five: bring your Gogo, she will show you how it is done

(log drum and claps trade the command rhythm)

Khothama (khothama!)
Vuka (vuka!)
Khothama, khothama, vuka (vuka!)
Phansi, phezulu, wena (yebo!)
Khothama, khothama, vuka (VUKA!)

Khothama...
Vuka!