[female
vocals] (
Ayy,
yoh)
Yeah,
we
talkin’ ‘
bout
greatness
today
From
the
Southern
soil,
rise
up,
John
It’
s
your
time
now,
let’
s
go!
Born
in
the
sun
on
the
twenty-fifth
of
June
Nineteen
eighty-seven,
yeah
he
hummin’
a
tune
From
the
Southern
lands,
where
the
spirit
is
strong
John
Malilwe
been
workin’
all
night
long
He
wake
up
early
while
the
stars
still
bright
Chasin’
that
vision,
keepin’
it
tight
No
time
for
complainin’,
he’
s
buildin’
the
dream
Man
of
the
people,
steady
flowin’
like
a
stream
John
Malilwe,
the
worker,
the
king
of
the
street
With
every
step,
yeah,
he’
s
feelin’
the
heat
From
Zambia
to
the
world,
watch
him
climb
to
the
top
Ayy,
he’
s
rising
up,
yeah
he’
s
never
gonna
stop
John
Malilwe,
the
pride
of
the
soil
See
the
harvest
comin’
from
the
fruit
of
his
toil
He’
s
a
man
of
honor,
he’
s
a
man
of
his
word
The
story
of
the
hustler,
yeah,
it
needs
to
be
heard
He
buildin’
his
future,
brick
by
brick
Through
the
storm
and
the
thunder,
he
stays
so
quick
Ifwe,
we
see
you,
John,
you
leadin’
the
way
Workin’
so
hard
for
a
brighter
day (
Yoh!)
John
Malilwe,
the
worker,
the
king
of
the
street
With
every
step,
yeah,
he’
s
feelin’
the
heat
From
Zambia
to
the
world,
watch
him
climb
to
the
top
Ayy,
he’
s
rising
up,
yeah
he’
s
never
gonna
stop
John
Malilwe,
the
pride
of
the
soil
See
the
harvest
comin’
from
the
fruit
of
his
toil
Twenty-fifth
of
June,
that’
s
when
a
star
was
born
Rising
up
high
in
the
early
morn
No
matter
the
struggle,
he
stands
so
tall
John
Malilwe,
he’
ll
never
ever
fall
Keep
pushing,
keep
shining,
you’
re
the
one
Yeah,
the
work
is
never
done!
John
Malilwe,
the
worker,
the
king
of
the
street
With
every
step,
yeah,
he’
s
feelin’
the
heat
From
Zambia
to
the
world,
watch
him
climb
to
the
top
Ayy,
he’
s
rising
up,
yeah
he’
s
never
gonna
stop
John
Malilwe,
the
pride
of
the
soil
See
the
harvest
comin’
from
the
fruit
of
his
toil
Yeah,
John
Malilwe
Hard
working
man
Southern
Zambia
stand
up
We
see
you,
king (
Ayy,
yoh,
we
rise!)