In Zaire / Johnny Wakelin

 In Zaire       - Johnny Wakelin -

 

Once there was a battle there in Zaire
in Zaire
Hundred thousand people there in Zaire
in Zaire
All those people gathered there in Zaire
in Zaire
To see the rumble in the jungle there in Zaire
in Zaire

Came a man called Elijan in Zaire
in Zaire
With him came the superstar in Zaire
in Zaire
All those people came from far in Zaire
in Zaire
To see the rumble in the jungle there in Zaire
in Zaire

All those people chanted there in Zaire
in Zaire
Seven rounds of torture there in Zaire
in Zaire
One more round and Ali's there in Zaire
in Zaire
There was great excitement everywhere in Zaire
in Zaire

And who was the victor in the night  Elijah Mohammed's bog
Ali won the fight
the lightning struck twice in the night
First in the ring and then after the fight in Zaire
in Zaire

 

1974년 무하마드 알리는 조 프레이저와의 경기를 이기게 되고  그후 자이레(Zaire)의 수도 킨샤샤에서 열린

 세계 헤비급 타이틀매치 '럼블인더 정글' 경기에서 당시 최강의 복서였던 조지 포먼을 8회 KO 시키며

역사적인 사건을 일으킨  세계 헤비급 챔피언 무하마드 알리를 찬양하기 위해 만든 곡이다