Deepest Blue from Scarlett's Guitar by The Mighty Frasers

Mari, Mariama Bah
Mari, Mariama Bah
Mari, Mariama Bah
Mari, Mariama Bah AFRICA

Verse 1
Mariama’s baby died today
We all said something kind
So she took a day of rest
Of sorrow and respect
For the loss of something new
Deepest blue

Interlude
Mari Mariama Bah
Mari Mariama Bah
Mari Mariama Bah
Mari, Mariama Bah AFRICA

Verse 2
But the kind words seemed a travesty
I mean, death from dysentery - in 2003?
Knew my culture was to blame
So I hung my head in shame
For the loss of tribal truth
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Bridge
We came, we colonized
They kept their culture
We said, enlighten, but they
They kept their wisdom
They lost - raw resources - but
Ohhhhwoohoh…………………
What did we lose?????
Was it our humanity?!

Verse 3
I was there to teach the teachers
Project - US-AID
To help the Third World rise
From the mire that we’d devised
Guess I learned more than I knew
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Interlude

Verse 4
So here’s to Mother Africa
To where it all began
You showed me love and truth
And for everything I’m worth
I hope I come back home to you from
Deepest blue



ENDING
Mari Mariama Bah My sistah
Mari Mariama Bah See you again
Mari Mariama Bah You dancin’ still?
Mari mariama Bah I need ya
Mari Mariama Bah AFRICA

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