Shakin' the Tree

By Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour 



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Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree
Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree

Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life
Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife
You don't have to do what your mother has done
She has done
This is your life, a new life has begun

It's your day - a woman's day
It's your day - a woman's day

Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave
Turning the tide, you know you are nobody's slave 
Find your sisters and brothers 
Who can hear all the truth in what you say
They can support you when you're on your way

It's your day - a woman's day
It's your day - a woman's day

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree
Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree
Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you
Changing your ways, more than any man can do
Open your heart, show him the anger and pain, so you'll heal
Maybe he's looking for his womanly side, let him feel

You had to be so strong
And you've done nothing wrong
Nothing wrong at all
We're gonna break it down
W're gonna shake it down
Shake it all around

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree
Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon, We are shakin' the tree




Copyright 1989 by Peter Gabriel and Yousou N'Dour
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