Hapo zamani, sikuya (sikuwa) hivi
Hapo zamani, shauri ya pombe

    
Nindibona ndilinxila nje kungenxa yamabhulu
(I am a drunk because of the Afrikaner white man)

    
Nindibona ndingenakhaya nje kungenxa yabelungu
(I am homeless because of the whites)

    
Nindibona ndizula nje kungenxa yabelungu
(I am a hobo because of the whites)

    
Baleka bhulu (Run white man)

    
Sizobuya (We'll come back)

    
Sizobuy' ekhaya (we'll come back home)