Intro: C F G C F G (x2)

Verse 1:
C
Hey there, Mr. Jambo
F                G       C
Out there in the African sun
                F        G
Do you ever get tired?

C
Hey there, Mr. Jambo
F         G
  Wll you share with me
    C                        F       G
The jambalaya living in your soul?

Pre-chorus:

And then he told me
 C
Angikhulumi isiNgisi
C
Unaye umhumushi?
C                    F  G
Yeka ukuklabalasa!

        C
Well, I couldn't speak his language
                C
I couldn't even understand a word
      C
But I knew his meaning was
         (nc)
What I decided I had heard

Chorus:

He said
    C              C
The love you seek
          F             G
Is in the valley of the soul
    C               C
The love you seek
            F      G
It's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls

Instrumental: C C C F G

Verse 2:
C
Hey there, Mr. Jambo
F                  G         C
Out there with the lions and bears
                F         G
Do you ever get scared?

C
Hey there, Mr. Jambo
F         G
  Can the Serengeti
C                            F         G
Swallow up the evils of this world?

Pre-chorus:

And then he whispered
 C
Angikhulumi isiNgisi
C
Unaye umhumushi?
C                    F  G
Yeka ukuklabalasa!

      C
Still couldn't speak his language
                C
I couldn't even understand a word
      C
But I knew his meaning was
         F           G
What I decided I had heard

Chorus:

He said
    C              C
The love you seek
          F             G
Is in the valley of the soul
    C               C
The love you seek
            F      G
It's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls

Instrumental: C F G C F G (x2)

Chorus:
    C              C
The love you seek
          F             G
Is in the valley of the soul
    C               C
The love you seek
            F      G
It's in the wisdom written on the ancient scrolls

Outro:
C             F       G
  The African wisdom
              C
Everybody say hey
       F       G                      C
In the valley, written on the ancient scrolls
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