She sparkles like a diamond 
Look at all her people 
Look at them dance, look at them laugh 
Singing a song 
They make like happy children 
Wearing friendly faces 
Everyone knows, everyone knows they belong 
Where they belong 

Capetown, Im drowning in your beauty 
Capetown, but my hearts not feeling nicely 
Capetown, angel black, white sin 
Capetown, there's a shadow on your mountain 
Capetown, there's a flaw in your sparkle 
Capetown, there's a crying at your crossroads 
Let me in, let me in, let me in 

The rush of silky color 
The sound of Dixie Banjos 
Mongrel melodies in quarter tones 
Streets of Malay marchers  
Hatted in their feathers 
The lilt, the lilt of xhosa Saxophones, xhosa saxophones 

Capetown, there's a hole at the heart of you 
A hole where district six used to be 
Capetown, now brown ghosts are dancing 
To be free, oh to be free 
Capetown, there's an island in your ocean 
Capetown, where black blood is running 
Capetown, hear the voices calling from your sea 
You belong to me, oh you belong to me,hmm 

Tidy whitewashed houses 
Sprays of wild flowers 
The heart and soul of gentility 
The vineyards, and the orchards 
Warm white sandy beaches 
Old and graceful luxury 

Capetown, they're squatting in your desert 
Capetown, in shanties made of plastic 
Capetown exiles in your homeland 
Capetown, struggling with your reason 
Capetown, holding back your madness 
Capetown, it's a bitter fruit you harvest 
Capetown, oh, oh 
Capetown Im drowning in your beauty 
Capetown, but my hearts not feeling nicely 
Capetown, angel black, white as sin