From the recording The Land of Yangalele
Siama singing, mbira, guitar
Dallas singing harmony
David Tullis drums
Guitar chords D A
Lyrics
ABCD, Mommy. ABCD tomorrow, Daddy. ABCD, my teacher said, ABCD we have to learn.
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. Oh, Daddy, I want to go to school.
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. Oh, Daddy, to learn more, to learn more.
“OK, it’s time to learn!”
You have to tell me how many continents, how many there are on the map, raise your hands.
You have to tell me how many countries, how many there are in Africa, raise your hands.
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go! Go!) Oh, Daddy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go! Go!)
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go!) Oh, Daddy, to learn more, to learn more.
ABCD, Mommy. ABCD tomorrow, Daddy. ABCD, my teacher said, ABCD we have to learn.
We need to learn more and more. (Learn more.) repeat
We need teachers. (Learn more.) We need doctors. (Learn more.) We need pilots. (Learn more.)
Anything you learn is good for you.
Oh, mama, ye, learn more, learn more. repeat
ABCD, Mommy. ABCD tomorrow, Daddy. ABCD, my teacher said, ABCD we have to learn. repeat
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go! Go!) Oh, Daddy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go! Go!)
Oh, Mommy, I want to go to school. (Go! Go!) Oh, Daddy, to learn more, to learn more.
ABCD, Mommy. ABCD tomorrow, Daddy. ABCD, my teacher said, ABCD we have to learn. repeat