Oya Move Your Body

Intro

(ta-ta-ta) Ah-ah, eh-eh, oya, oya

Drum call, clap clap, yeah

Verse

Sun on my shoulder, heat in the street

Footsteps answering the rhythm of our beat

Mama selling mango, brother tuning sax

Sister in the doorway, snapping fingers back

We walk with a swagger, we move with a grin

Every little trouble, we push it out and spin

Palm trees swinging, night is getting near

When the band starts calling, everybody cheer

Pre-chorus

Oya come closer, let the rhythm show ya (show ya)

Feel the ground steady, let the spirit hold ya (hold ya)

No time for sorrow, only time to dance (dance)

Give me one chance, give me one chance

Chorus

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Eh-eh, sha-sha, oh-oh (come on)

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Say hey, ola-la, yeah-yeah, hey

Verse

Lanterns like fireflies, laughter in the air

Bassline like thunder, braids flicking hair

Hearts in the alley, hands in the sky

Even if the money low, the joy is high

Old man tapping, he remembers the song

Young ones answering, singing loud and strong

Every little body finding why they came

When the chorus hits, they all say my name

Pre-chorus

Oya come closer, let the rhythm show ya (show ya)

Feel the ground steady, let the spirit hold ya (hold ya)

No time for sorrow, only time to dance (dance)

Give me one chance, give me one chance

Chorus

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Eh-eh, sha-sha, oh-oh (come on)

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Say hey, ola-la, yeah-yeah, hey

Bridge

Call the brass, let it sing (wah)

Call the drum, let it ring (wah)

Hands up higher, touch the sky (touch it)

Clap it back, clap it back, don’t be shy (oh-oh)

Oya, oya, oya, oya (o-ya)

Chorus

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Eh-eh, sha-sha, oh-oh (come on)

Oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body, oya move your body

Say hey, ola-la, yeah-yeah, hey

Outro

(ta-ta-ta) Ah-ah, eh-eh, oya, oya

Fade with the drums, fade with the drums, fade with the drums