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ZULU WARRIOR

See him there, the Zulu warrior.
See him there, the Zulu chief, chief, chief, chief...

A kin a zimba zimba zaya, a kin a zimba zimba zee.
A kin a zimba zimba zaya, a kin a zimba zimba zee.

This song is yet another round and not done that often. The whole group sings the first part. Then, after three "chiefs", one half launches into the "A kin" part while the other half keeps chanting "chief chief". When they have gotten to the end of the "A kin"s, they start singing the "See him there" part. At this time, the whole group will sing it together. After three "chiefs", the groups switch roles.

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The words that I am familiar with go like this:-

I zigga zumba zumba zumba, I zigga zumba zumba zai
I zigga zumba zumba zumba, I zigga zumba zumba zai

Hold him down you Zulu warrior
Hold him down you Zulu chief
Hold him down you Zulu warrior
Hold him down you Zulu chief, chief, chief, chief

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ZUM GALI GALI

Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali.
Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali.
La la la la la la la, la la la la la.
La la la la la la la, la la la la la.
Hock, suck, spit. Hock, suck, spit.
Hock, suck, spit. Hock, suck, spit.

Looks dumb, I know, but it can be cool. Here's how it goes. The development of the song is similar to the "Paddle Song". The song leader explains that in the desert, you can hear the caravan trains with the camels long before they pass by the villages. First, faintly in the distance, you can hear the camel drivers as they chant "Zum Gali gali". Then, as they get closer, you can hear the singing of the dancing girls. Finally, as the caravan draws abreast of the village, you can even hear the spitting of the camels. Then, as the train of animals pass by, the first sound to disappear is the camels. Next, the dancing girls fade into the distance and finally the chanting of the camel drivers. Then, only silence fills the air. Generally, you have the first group come in quietly. Then, when the dancing girls are added, have everyone pick up the volume. Finally, with the camels, it should be a decent volume. Then, each group gets more quiet, fading off in order until no sounds are left. Six times through, (for the camel drivers), four times through, (for the dancing girls), and two time should be enough top get the song done.

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