Yo, in case you ain't know, I go by the name of Akon, and I'm from Africa, Africa Home off the Gorda Island, I'm from Senegal, west side, Africa, Africa So I'ma share with you where I'm from and how I was coming up in Africa, Africa So what you know about the struggles that my people went through So you can live the way you live now So what you know about seeing that brand new mother giving away her newborn child So what you know about Mr. Amadou Diallo, the Senegalese cop shot down So what you know about how people love to perceive us when we come into a brand new town Now what you know about Gorda Island, where all the slaves were shipped from What you know about being born in America to avoid immigration Still from the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Coming from the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Coming from the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Yes, I'm coming from the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa So what you know about Chebu, Jinyasa, Cherie and Mafé, my favorite food So what you know about niggas throwing rocks, busting shots at the military, invading my hood So what you know about kids with automatic machines waiting for the war to get on that side So what you know about how God comes first in our lives, everything that we do is for Allah So what you know about that holy place called Touba where prophets were born What you know about coming here, getting money, investing it back home Right in the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Give it to the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Take it to the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Send it right to the ghettos of Senegal, Africa, Africa Now see, that's just a little piece about it, Africa, Africa See, but we can come together and make it a lot better back home Africa, Africa So don't complain about how they treatin' you here, take your millions of dollars there, back to Africa Africa, Africa We own that land, we own those diamonds, two halves if we want to Africa, Africa We kings, man, we don't take orders, we give them, think about it