verse
Oh, la-la-la, mwenzenu nakuwa chizi
Mambo tunayopeana, tunayopeana
Ah, salala, kumbe mapenzi ndo' hivi
Oh, maana naona nampendelea sana
pre-chorus
Akisikia joto (la-la-la), namuogesha (la-la-la)
Namlaza mapajani (la-la-la), napepea vizuri
Namrudisha utoto (la-la-la), namnyonyesha (la-la-la)
Mkubwa ni kwenu nyinyi (la-la-la), kwangu hana kauli
chorus
Kwa mapenzi moto, moto (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Oh-oh, (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Mi' nna-tire (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
My baby keep it burning (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Oh-oh (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Mi' nna-tire (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
verse
Oh, nisiongope, visifasifa nimevizidisha
Mizungu yote as'oijua nimemfundisha
Ahsubuhi sangara tope, jioni samaki papa namlisha
Shobo zenu nyote, mie ndo' ndivu liwezi katisha
verse
Kidege wafikishie salamu (oh, salamu)
Vigwegwe vya Dar-Es-Salaam (eh, Salaam)
Nilizinguka sana oops (ooh-ah), Mashariki mpaka Kusi' (ooh-ah)
Nikakutana na wazushi (ooh-ah), walioniumiza
verse
Mola kanitunuku papuchi (ooh-ah), mwana fundi bin nuksi (ooh-ah)
Penzi ka'eka bando, kifurushi (ooh-ah), na hatutomaliza
Oh nisijishauwe kwanini wakati ndo' kashakuwa wangu?
Ntazimaliza yasini mie kupendwa ndio jadi yangu
pre-chorus
Na akisikia joto (la-la-la), namuogesha (la-la-la)
Namlaza mapajani (la-la-la), nampepea vizuri
Namrudisha utoto (la-la-la), namnyonyesha (la-la-la)
Mkubwa ni kwenu nyinyi (la-la-la), kwangu hana kauli
chorus
Kwa mapenzi moto moto (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Oh-oh, (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Mi' nna-tire (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
My baby keep it burning (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Oh-oh (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)
Mi' nna-tire (fire-fire, fire-fire, eh)