Injili Injili
Can I sing with you
About Mr Tembo
and what he's got to do
But first I'm going back
To the Colworth Road
To find the mission
And help him with his load
Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill
With only this song
to tell you how he feels
But to get there he
will need a helping hand
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
Injili Injili
We will sing with you
Just like the TV
In Mr Tembo's room
Off the emphatic night
He checked in on his own
At Mkombozi Inn and
Made it his home
Mr Tembo is on his way up the hill
With only this song
to tell you how he feels
But to get there
he will need a helping hand
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
Injili Injili
We will sing to you
About Mr Tembo
And what he's going through
Gets up early
While you are still in bed
Mr Tembo green blanket
by his head
Mr Tembo is on
his way up the hill
With only this song
to tell you how he feels
But to get there he
will need a helping hand
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
Hey you keep those lions
off the front of the boat
Good God man Have
you some cotton in your ears
I'm trying to run this expedition
in a decent manner
Logistics haulage golf bungalows
spires canals cows hay bales
Telegraph wires pylon power
Farmhouse over chimneys still used
Stone satellites football pitches
faded flags and lots of dogs
Neon cross on top
of a block of flats
and a church not as usual
Mr Tembo is
on his way up the hill
With only this song
to tell you how he feels
But to get there he
will need a helping hand
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned
It's where he is now
but it wasn't what he planned