[Verse 1] I step in the night with my head low Palm full of salt and a cold slow prayer Old drum talking from the corner room My name shake once when the candle flare Mother say watch who you call your friend Some smiles sweet, but the eye get wild I tie my waist with a red white cloth And I walk like a man that know his child (damn temple) [Pre-Chorus] Mo juba, I bow my head Mo juba, I touch the ground If my road dey bend tonight Make the spirits turn me round [Chorus] Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Carry me through Carry me through Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Nobody fit break What I came to do [Verse 2] Palm wine dark in a broken cup Smoke rise slow from the iron bowl I hear my ancestors call my name Like thunder rolling through my soul If the market people want my fear They go wait for rain on a dry harmattan I no come here to beg for shine I come for peace and the work of man (damn temple) [Pre-Chorus] Mo juba, I bow my head Mo juba, I touch the ground If my road dey bend tonight Make the spirits turn me round [Chorus] Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Carry me through Carry me through Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Nobody fit break What I came to do [Bridge] When the moon wear black like cloth And the dogs stop barking for my lane I still hear that ancient drum Say stand up, stand up again So I raise my face to the sky Let the old fire open wide If my shadow follow my steps It go learn how to dance tonight [Final Chorus] Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Carry me through Carry me through Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight Nobody fit break What I came to do Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight I walk with grace I walk with grace Mo juba tonight Mo juba tonight The road go bow The road go bow
