Skin like porcelain and black as night The sleeping village lays quiet In the pouring rain the rhythm drives Songs of darkness come alive Ghostly warriors bleed in the softened clay Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain Tribal sounds of Africa on smoky plains Spirits at play Daylight breathes again as women sing Offerings on leaves they bring Calling all the fold to hear the sounds And ancient stories they have found Superstition rules dust in the hot midday Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain Tribal sounds of Africa on smoky plains Spirits at play Burning hearts of men The wise and the young The bravest animals They pray as they race to the sun Skin like porcelain and black as night The sleeping village lays quiet In the pouring rain the rhythm drives Songs of darkness come alive Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain Aaah Aaah Aaah Porcelain