Ladysmith Black Mambazo is among the groups that I can listen to for hours and doing so always leaves me feeling better. Then, there's the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Some nights my mother would sing it to get her brood to sleep ~ leaving me with dreams of foreign countries just waiting to be explored. I'm awestruck to learn that the roots of this song go as far back as the 1920s ...
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
By The Tokens
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Songwriters: GEORGE DAVID WEISS, HUGO PERETTI, LUIGI CREATORE
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