MBUBE
(Solomon Linda 1939)
Solomon Linda




Note: This song was later rewritten as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"


Njalo Ekuseni Uya Waletha Amathamsanqa
Yebo!
Amathamsanqa

Mbube
Uyimbube
Uyimbube
Uyimbube
(repeat 2 times)

(Lead vocal repeats the following against another two repeats of the chorus above)
Uyimbube
Uyimbube Mama We

(Multiple voice lead repeats the following against another two repeats of the chorus 

above)
He! He! He! He!
Uyimbube Mama

(Multiple voice lead repeats the following against another two repeats of the chorus 

above)
We We We We We We
Uyimbube
Uyimbube

(Multiple voice lead repeats the following against another three repeats of the chorus 

above)
Kusukela Kudala Kuloku Kuthiwa
Uyimbube
Uyimbube Mama

(Some of the choruses above are then repeated)


Every Morning You Bring Us Good Luck
Yes!
Good Luck

Lion
You're A Lion
You're A Lion
You're A Lion
(repeat 2 times)

(lead vocal repeats the following against an additional two repeats of the chorus above)
You're A Lion
You're A Lion, Mama!

(multiple voice lead repeats the following against another two repeats of the chorus 

above)
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
You're A Lion, Mama

(multiple voice lead repeats the following against another two repeats of the chorus 

above)
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
You're A Lion
You're A Lion

(multiple voice lead repeats the following against another three repeats of the chorus 

above)
Long, Long Ago People Used To Say
You're A Lion
You're A Lion, Mama 




(Contributed by =Ae= - December 2008)