Eric Wainaina, John Were and Christian Kaufmann – Joka Lyrics

Verse 1

Kutoka Kwale hadi Kampala
(From Kwale to Kampala)

Mwendo wa Joka siyo haraka
(The big snake moves slowly)

Kutoka Kisumu hadi Kisauni
(From Kisumu to Kisauni)

Joka linanyonya nyinyi wahuni
(The big snake sucks you criminals dry)

Linatambaa
(It slithers)

Chorus
Linatambaa hili gari la moshi
(This train crawls)

Linasafisha Reserve, linakausha ardhi
(It cleans the Reserve; it dries the land)

Linawabwaga wahuni
(It dumps the young men and criminals)

Huku Nairobi
(Here in Nairobi)

Kambi ya utumwa
(The slave camp)

Kutoka Kwale hadi Kampala
(From Kwale to Kampala)

Mwendo wa Joka siyo haraka
(The big snake takes its time)

Kutoka Kisumu hadi Kisauni
(From Kisumu to Kisauni)

Huku Nairobi kambi ya utumwa
(To Nairobi the camp of slaves)

Joka, Joka!
Joka, Joka!
Joka, Joka!
Linatambaa

The Big Snake slithers

Chorus