Kombi Ride

With the Christmas season upon us I decided to take the liberty of witting some new lyrics to one of my favorite holiday songs. I hope you had a merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year! Enjoy!

The following definitions will help you with
the lyrics to the song:

Kombi: mini bus taxis found throughout Africa
and are usually overfilled with people
and known for blasting local music

House Music: South African Dance music that
originated in the black townships,
also know as Township Funk

Sawubona: Traditional Zulu greeting for “Hello”

Cane: Slang for Sugar Cane, which is the number
one export of KwaZulu-Natal

Tea (afternoon tea): As in many former British colonies, tea time
is still celebrated in much of South Africa

Kwaito: South Africa’s hip-hop music, like house, it
originated in the townships, mostly around
Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town

Braai: South African barbeque, used as both a noun
and a verb

Bohr Voors: South Africa sausages, usually cooked at
braais

Rooiboos: A sweet red tea only grown in South Africa,
also known by the locals as bush tea

Mutton: sheep meat, used in many curry dishes

Vuvuzela: South African horn, usually played at
soccer matches; the sound of thousands
of them is much like a loud bee hive

Kombi Ride
(To the Tune of Sleigh Ride)

Just hear that house music blastin’,
And horns a honkin’ too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a kombi ride together with you
Outside the sun is shinning
and friends are greeting “Sawubona” to you,
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a kombi ride together with you.

Rev it up, rev it up, rev it up,
let's go, no ride is the same,
We're riding in a wonderland of cane.
Rev it up, rev it up, rev it up,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're flying along with a song
of a hot local house band

Our cheeks are hot and sweaty
and warm and ready are we
For a dip in the Indian Ocean
to cool ourselves before tea.
Let's take that road before us
and sing a kwaito chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a kombi ride together with you.

There's a braai party
at the home of Baba Khathi
There’ll be so many people to greet and see.
We'll be singing the songs
we love to sing without a single stop
At the braai stand while we watch
the bohr voors pop. pop! pop! pop!

There's a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy
When we pass around the Rooiboos
and the mutton pie
Vuvuzelas buzzin’ just like crazy bee hives
These wonderful things are the things
we remember all through our lives!

Just hear that house music blastin’,
And horns a honkin’ too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a kombi ride together with you
Outside the sun is shinning
and friends are greeting “Sawubona” to you,
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a kombi ride together with you.

It's lovely weather for a kombi ride together with you
It's lovely weather for a kombi ride together with you
(in place of the traditional horse sound add the sound of screeching tires)