Mi Mandela IDRIS (UK)

Playing Mr. Mandela, yeah, yeah
So I flew down into Johan'burg, in my favourite jeans
Thinking 'bout his life, while I was learning all my scenes,
And then I sailed onto the island, stepped into his cell,
Night time came, can I really spend the night in jail,
To be Mandela-ah -ah

To be Mandela,
Said to be Mandela-ah -ah,
To be Mandela.

So I drove up to the village,
I had to touch the soil,
All the while, this news to me would make my bold boil,
All the families showed me love, the people wished me well,
The whole town wondering how Mandel could be played by a strung up bell,
To be Mandela- ah -ah,

To be Mandela,
To be Mandela- yeah-yeah
To be Mandela

All I'm try to do is,
Try to move, try to talk like him
Mr. Mandela, Mr. Mandela yeah