Adventure in Africaland
-or-
An Unexpected Safari
Verse 1
I was walking down the street one day
And thought I’d hop a plane.
I didn’t know where it would take me,
Didn’t really give a dang,
But if it took me somewhere other
Than the place that I was in,
That’d be OK;
It’d be just great, just cool, just fine.
Everybody on the plane
Had helmets, parachutes, and guns.
I sat quietly in the back
So as not to ruin their fun.
When I asked the camo’ed stewardess
What time they’d serve us lunch,
They threw me outside with a ‘chute,
And I said to myself:
Riziki ya natu hupangwa na mungu.
(one’s fortunes are planned by God)
Chorus 1
I was lost in Africa
And in freefall at the time
Lost in Africa (note to self:
Put something here that rhymes)
Lost in Africa
About to crash-land on the Earth.
Verse 2
I landed in a sausage tree
10 feet above the ground.
I saw a leopard sitting next to me
And tried not to make a sound,
But it didn’t really matter
‘cause he just looked at me and chuckled
and melted into the air
with a grin.
I sat puzzled for a moment,
Fumbled with my harness for a bit.
It released me and I dropped
Straight into a big pile of -- leaves,
Which cushioned my fall.
I got up,
Stretched my legs,
And surveyed the landscape saying:
Liya na tabia yako usilaumu wenzako
(don’t blame others for problems you’ve created yourself)
Chorus 2
I was lost in Africa,
Didn’t even have a map,
Lost in Africa,
Standing in a pile of -- leaves
In Africa
With no way to get home
Verse 3
I set out on a trek to cross
The Savannah set before me.
I took it one step at a time,
But with time that started to bore me.
Hark: to the north-north-west!
Elephants approach!
I wonder if it’s true that they never
Forget.
I was moseying over
And heard one shout "Off with his head!"
I thought "Elephants can’t talk,"
Then I turned around and fled
I ran and ran until I finally
Reached a jungle where I could hide
Then realized I’d been surrounded --
By trees, and I thought:
Kudekeza si kufuma
(to aim is not to hit)
Chorus 3
I was still lost in Africa
How much worse off could I be?
Lost in Africa
Hey, that bottle says "DRINK ME"
Lost in Africa
Wait, I think I smell some tea.