Shaking the Tree

[Intro: 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

[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]

Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life

Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife

You don't want to do what your mother has done

She has done

This is your life, this new life has begun

[Refrain: Peter Gabriel]

It's your day

A woman's day

It's your day

A woman's day

[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]

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

[Refrain: Peter Gabriel]

It's your day

A woman's day

It's your day

A woman's day

[Chorus: Youssou N'Dour]

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

[Verse 3: Peter Gabriel]

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 heal

Maybe he's looking for his womanly side, let him feel

[Bridge: Peter Gabriel]

You had to be so strong

And you do nothing wrong

Nothing wrong at all

We're gonna to break it down

We have to shake it down

Shake it all around

[Chorus: Youssou N'Dour & Peter Gabriel]

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree

Souma Yergon, Sou Nou Yergon

We are shakin' the tree