Over hills and valleys and rocky roads
Man carry heavy load
But we stick to the code and we never fold
Still deh bout the story must be told
Let we take it back to the motherland
Where civilization began
The inspiration for every song
I and I shall sing from now on
One trip could change your life
Never see a place where the sun so bright
Never see a place where the sky so pretty
When the star dem come out and shine at night
This is wha' the whole world should look like
A million books and you still couldn't write
A story even half as nice
As Maisha Mema the good life