Moya Wami

Heita, ntwana, I'm in the kasi in my sharp shoes
Tjo, the week was heavy, now I'm shaking off the blues
Ke nako, ke nako, the clock says it's mine
Pocket full of nothing but my spirit's on time
Mshana at the corner with the speaker on the bonnet
Everybody's looking, but I'm looking at my planet
Boss said stay till seven, I said eish, not tonight
I folded up the apron, folded up the whole long fight
Friday is a coat and I'm putting it on right
Braai smoke rising from the yard next door
Kids on the stoep doing steps on the floor
My cousin from the taxi rank is waving with both hands
Everybody knows the chop, everybody understands

Hlala, hlala, hear the chop
Something in my chest says don't stop
Bhodlela, bhodlela, let it climb
I feel it in my knees and I feel it in time

Moya wami (hola!)
Moya wami (hola!)
Mo-mo-moya wami, uyashaya (yoh!)
Moya wami, moya wami (hola, hola)

Moya wami (hola!)
Moya wami (hola!)
Mo-mo-moya wami, uyashaya (yoh!)
Moya wami, moya wami (hola, hola)

Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Mo-mo-moya, mo-mo-moya (wami!)

Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Mo-mo-moya, mo-mo-moya (wami!)

Sharp shoes? Sisi's got the sparkle and the plan
Heita, mfana, say it louder if you can
I work the whole week with a smile on the till
Now the bass line's telling me I can have my fill
Ngiyamazi umoya wami, I know it by its name
No one in this yard can tell me it's the same
It does not need a drink to come out and play the game
Bring your boys, bring your cousins, bring the neighbour's brother
Spirit does not care who your mother's mother
Spirit only cares if you came to dance
Take your shoulders off the wall and give your feet a chance

Hlala, hlala, hear the chop
Something in my chest says don't stop
Bhodlela, bhodlela, let it climb
I feel it in my knees and I feel it in time

Moya wami (hola!)
Moya wami (hola!)
Mo-mo-moya wami, uyashaya (yoh!)
Moya wami, moya wami (hola, hola)

Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Mo-mo-moya, mo-mo-moya (wami!)

Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Mo-mo-moya, mo-mo-moya (wami!)

Who is moving? (Moya!)
Who is moving? (Moya!)
Ngubani? (Mina!)
Ngubani? (Wena!)
Kasi, kasi, kasi, kasi (Sonke!)
Kasi, kasi, kasi, kasi (Sonke!)
Kasi, kasi, kasi, kasi (Sonke!)
Shaya, shaya, shaya (Moya!)

My spirit is older than my shoes
It remembers every drum that got us through
The mines, the trains, the long walk to the dam
Every Sunday hymn that carried us home
Every night we sang so we would not be alone
Moya wami, moya wami, here I am

Moya wami (hola!)
Moya wami (hola!)
Mo-mo-moya wami, uyashaya (yoh!)
Moya wami, moya wami (hola, hola)
Moya wami, moya wami (hola, hola)

Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Ayoba, ayoba, moya (hey)
Mo-mo-moya, mo-mo-moya (wami!)

Moya wami... (hola)
(silence)
Mo-mo-moya... (wami!)