Yow In case u aint know I go by the name of akon and im from (afrika afrika) home of the gorder island im from senegal westside(afrika afrika) so im gonna share with you were i come from an how i was comin of(afrika afrika). Verse 1 So what you know about the strugles that my people went trough so you can live the way you live now Say what you know about seeing that brand new mother giving away her newborn child what u know about mr amadu ndiaij that the senegalis cops shot down say what u know about how people love to presive os when we are comin to a bran new town what u know about goder island were all the slaves were shiped from what u know about beeing born in america to aful the imigration Still from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) Comin from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) comin from the ghettos of senegal (afrika afrika) comin from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) What you know about schebujcen yassa Schene and mafe my favorite foods Say what you know about niggas trowing rocks buseshats at the military invatin my hood So what you know about kids whit automatic machins waiting for the war to get on their side So what you know about what comes first in their lives everything that we do is for our love So what you know about that holy place called tuba were profets were born and what you know about comin here gettin money investin it back home Right from the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) Give it to the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) Take it to the ghettos of senegal (afrika afrika) send it right to the ghettos of senegal(afrika afrika) See thats just a little piece of what we can do see but we can come togheter and make it lot better at home