WALL OF LIFE


the train’s a screechin’

in slo-ho-how mo-ho-shun

from an ear to the other

and the TOTAL refinery

smells bad in the wind

of its whole self property

Van the dog is deeply crazy

with that pink glossy tongue

he wants always something to eat

and when he got nothing

he eats his broken leg and

keeps the other one for tomorrow

   and what is this, man ?

   it’s the martegal african

   wall of life, man !

   you got to climb

   and see what’s behind

   the martegal african wolof life

D.J. Bril likes barbecues on the beach

with Roxanne, Samir, Sandra and more

but sometimes he got no charcoal

no bitter sauce for the sausages

and he’s looking for a free car

with driver if it’s possible

Puppah Guy he likes boats and planes

and some "lait caillé" for breakfast

he has a sunny smile on his face

but wears his tan around his lungs

for sure he’s the best "sender-to-sleep"

for little girl in the Berre Sea Area

   and what is this, man ?

   it’s the martegal african

   wall of life, man !

   you got to climb

   and see what’s behind

   the martegal african wolof life

Mouna is nobody’s Yuna but her’s

she plays a mean keyboard over the PC

with her hands full of slim nimble fingers

at last you can see an instant sparkle

glowing in her eye that makes

faraway stars gloomy shades of pale

Alex he got cholesterol since he met

his french fine cooking wife but

he’s some kind of washing machine wizard

and Xavier he would like to kill someone

in this bloody worldwide soda business

before going to Nantes in five years

   and what is this, man ?

   it’s the martegal african

   wall of life, man !

   you got to climb

   and see what’s behind

   the martegal african wolof life