I no be gentleman at all
 I no be gentleman at all
 I no be gentleman at all o
 I no be gentleman at all, at all

 [bad word] 
 I no be gentleman at all o!

 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original

 Them call you, make [bad word] chop
 You chop small, you say you belly full
 You say you be gentleman
 You go hungry
 You go suffer
 You go quench
 Me I no be gentleman like that

 [bad word] 
 I no be gentleman at all o!

 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original

 You dey go your way, the jeje way
 [bad word] bring original trouble
 You no talk, you no act
 You say you be gentleman
 You go suffer
 You go tire
 You go quench
 Me I no be gentleman like that

 [bad word] 
 I no be gentleman at all o!

 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original

 Africa hot, I like am so
 I know what to wear but my friends don't know
 Him put him socks, him put him shoe
 Him put him pant, him put him singlet
 Him put him trouser, him put him shirt
 Him put him tie, him put him coat
 [bad word] cover all with him hat
 Him be gentleman
 Him go sweat all over
 Him go faint right down
 Him go smell like [bad word]  Him go [bad word] for body, him no go know
 Me I no be gentleman like that

 [bad word] 
 I no be gentleman at all o!

 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original
 I no be gentleman at all, at all
 I be Africa man original
 I be Africa man original