Cyril's Blood - Kele

The more they try to fuck with him

The more he stands his ground

He’s reading dirty cartoons and playing guitar all day

They will not let him finish or make up for lost time

But he’s sure that he’ll make it home fine

His eyes are locked in battle

He will not be talked down

He’s rolling dice for 6's and drinking palm wine

He gave himself a new name

The only one he’ll answer to

It takes a lion to tame a leopard

Ya-da-were ya-da-were

Cyril’s blood is flowing in me

There’s juju in the village, they put a hex on him

You can lead a bull to water

But you cannot make him drink

Wife number 1 is sulking but she’ll get used to it

One woman is never enough

The more they try to hold him

The more he pulls away

No time for city people or what the elders say

The problem child is golden and it’s time to be saved

If you’ve got to fight you must be brave

Ya-da-were ya-da-were

Cyril’s blood is flowing in me

The troublemakers in my blood

All down my line are on my mother’s side

The more they try to fuck with him

The more he stands his ground

He’s reading dirty cartoons

And playing jacks in the yard

They will not let him finish

Or make up for lost time

But he’s sure that he’ll make it home fine