"Mr. Jambo" lyrics

Hey there, Mr. Jambo, out there in the African sun
Do you ever get tired?
Hey there, Mr. Jambo, will you share with me the jambalaya living in your soul?

And then he told me
"Angikhulumi isingisi
Unaye umhumushi?
Yeka ukuklabalasa!"
Well, I couldn't speak his language, I couldn't even understand a word
But I knew the meaning was what I decided I had heard

He said, "The love you seek it's in the valley of the soul
The love you seek, it's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls"

Hey there, Mr. Jambo, out there with the lions and bears
Do you ever get scared?
Hey there, Mr. Jambo, can the Serengeti swallow up the evils of our world?

And then he whispered
"Angikhulumi isingisi
Unaye umhumushi?
Yeka ukuklabalasa!"
Still couldn't speak his language, I couldn't even understand a word
But I knew the meaning was what I decided I had heard

He said, "The love you seek it's in the valley of the soul
The love you seek, it's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls"

The love you seek it's in the valley of the soul
The love you seek, it's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls

The African wisdom, everybody say, "Hey"
In the valley, written on the ancient scrolls