In Zaire (1976)
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1. Once there was a battle there, in
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hundred thousand people there,
in
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AII those people gathered
there, in
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to see the rumble in the
jungle the
..re : in
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2. Came a man called Elijah, in
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with him came the superstar,
in
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AII those people came from far,
in
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to see the rumble in the
jungle the
..re :
in
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And who was the victor in the
night?
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Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won
the fi
ght.
+ instrumental = verse 2
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3. AII those people chanted there, in
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seven rounds of torture there,
in
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One more round and Ali's there,
in
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there was great excitement everywhe
re : in
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The lightning struck twice in
the night,
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first in the
ring and then after the fi
.ght.
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In Zaire, in Zaire. (repeat 10 x and
fade)
(Johnny Wakelin)