Africa

Early humans stand upright, walk and migrate. The Rose Quartz Ax is carried to Europe. Great beasts can roam the oceans Birds fly to the southern skies Fish swim for hundreds of miles upstream Never resting, until they die Elk cross the Arctic by millions Young ones keep up, if they're able Homo Erectus is standing alone With the stone, in the cradle Passed down by long generations The rose colored ax filled the table Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa Africa, Africa Motherland, Fatherland Africa Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa They walk, walk They walk and walk Wondering woman and man They walk, walk Carry the rock Living wherever they can From trees to glades From fields to caves Faces so high in the air Moving just moving For thousands of miles Adapting everywhere Everywhere, everywhere Mountains to deserts Everywhere Moving just moving And staying alive And thriving everywhere Great beasts can roam the ocean Birds fly to the southern skies Fish swim for hundreds of miles upstream Never resting, until they die Elk cross the Arctic by millions Young ones keep up, if they're able Homo Erectus was standing alone With the stone, in the cradle Passed down by long generations The rose colored ax filled the table Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa Africa, Africa Motherland, Fatherland Africa Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa Walking alone with the sound of my feet With this beautiful stone I can build, I can sleep Walking alone with old blood on my feet With this blood colored stone I can kill, I can eat In twos or threes I can live anywhere In fours or fives I won't freeze With eight or ten I can travel again Free, free Great beasts can roam the ocean Birds fly to the southern skies Fish swim for hundreds of miles upstream Never resting, until they die Elk cross the Arctic by millions Young ones keep up, if they're able Homo Erectus is standing alone With the stone, in the cradle Passed down by long generations The rose colored ax filled the table Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa Africa, Africa Motherland, Fatherland Africa Heidelbergensis brought the stone to The North From the cradle: Africa They walk, walk They walk, walk Wondering woman and man They walk, walk Carry the rock