1A I coulda been born / in the USA
I coulda been born / in the old UK
I coulda been born / anywhere on earth
I had no choice no choice in the country of my birth
I'm just glad / I'm so glad
I'm born in Africa.............x2
2A I coulda been born / in the West Indies
I coulda been born / Mexican or Japanese
It coulda been New York coulda been Rome
All people are beautiful / Everybody's gotta have a home
I'm just glad / I'm so glad
I'm born in Africa.........x2
1B I coulda been born in Alaska.
I coulda been born in Seoul
I coulda been born a German
Or born a Pole
2B I coulda been born in Wales
I coulda been born in France
I coulda missed seeing my Sisters
Do a Zulu dance
3B I coulda been born a Czech
I coulda been born a Greek
I coulda been raised on the banks
Of a Tennessee creek
4B I coulda been born a Turk
I coulda been born a Scot
I coulda missed eating putu
From a cast-iron pot
I'm just glad / I'm born in Africa
5B I coulda been born in Rio
I coulda been born in Spain
I coulda missed standing naked
In the mountain rain
6B I coulda been born on an island
In the tropical seas
Somebody up there
Sure was looking out for me
7B I coulda been born a Cuban
Or born a Lap
They coulda just shut their eyes
& Stuck a pin on the map
8B I coulda turned up in Toronto
Or popped out in Perth
I had no say
In the place of my birth
I'm just glad / I'm born in Africa
1C Beat out an African rhythm
On those African drums
Let me hear an African piano
Played by African thumbs
2C It takes an African flute
To make an African jive
Every African day
It's so good to be alive
Yeah & I'm so so so glad
I'm Born in Africa.......
3C I love the African winds
& That African heat
The African earth
Under my A feet
4C Just gimme an African Ox
To pull my African plough
Let me live by the sweat
Of my African brow
Yeah & I'm so so so glad
I'm Born in Africa.......
5C From my African hat
To my African shoes
I'm an African child
With the African blues
6C Like every African creature
On the African plains
I got African blood
In my African veins
Yeah & I'm so so so glad
I'm Born in Africa.......
3A I coulda been born / in the Russian Steppes
I coulda been born / in Sweden or Tibet
I coulda been born / anywhere on earth
I had no choice no choice in the country of my birth
I'm just glad / I'm so glad / I'm born in Africa

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