[Intro: Thundering gqom male MC, broken gqom kick pattern, hard wooden clacks] Yebo! Festival day in Nongoma, two valleys on the hill Stick in my right, ihawu in my left, standing still [Verse 1: Thundering gqom male MC, gqom shouted bars, broken gqom kick pattern] Nineteen years and the smallest in the valley Uncles laughing, saying go and fetch the cattle Then they called out the pairs and the hillside went quiet Bhekani, the biggest, he been born for a riot Never lost, never bled, got arms like a bridge Every boy in the hills got a scar from his stick He stepped in the circle and he looked at me down Said little one, run, while you still on the ground I raised up the hide and I set both feet Let him come, let him come, let the hillside see First swing came high and it cracked on the shield Second swing came low and I still didn't yield [Hook: Thundering gqom male MC, booming sub bass, broken gqom kick pattern] Hit me, hit me, I'm still on my feet Every swing that you throw, it's a drum that I keep Yebo, the hide don't break and the hills hear it ring I never swung once and they still call me king [Verse 2: Thundering gqom male MC, faster gqom shouted bars, sharp toms] Afternoon sun and the crowd getting loud Hit him back, little one, show the whole crowd Overhand, underhand, swinging at my head Every one hit the hide like a door slamming red I just step and I catch and I step and I catch Every blow that he got, I been waiting for that Sweat in his eyes and his breathing went thin Arms started shaking, couldn't raise it again Sun going down on the hills of Nongoma Big man sinking like a bull in a coma Elders walked in and they lifted my hand Never swung, never swung, and I'm still where I stand [Hook: Thundering gqom male MC, booming sub bass, broken gqom kick pattern] Hit me, hit me, I'm still on my feet Every swing that you throw, it's a drum that I keep Yebo, the hide don't break and the hills hear it ring I never swung once and they still call me king [Bridge: Thundering gqom male MC, ululation roar, the whole crowd breaks into one long roaring ululation over the beat, then the kick comes back twice as hard] Last blow landed and the hide held firm Whole hill roaring, now the valley learn Small don't mean nothing when you're standing like stone Ihawu on my arm and I'm carrying it home Yebo, yebo, let the big man rest I never swung once and I'm still the best [Final Hook: Thundering gqom male MC, kick twice as hard, booming sub bass, raw full voice] Hit me, hit me, I'm still on my feet Every swing that you throw, it's a drum that I keep Yebo, the hide don't break and the hills hear it ring I never swung once and they still call me king [End]
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