Hi everyone, welcome to Hive Open Mic week 219 My name is Samuel, and my user name is @greatgodfadaladi.

I'm happy to be here this week. @ernesto6402, our community's most recent Spotlight Artist, chose traditional music as this week's theme.

i will be performing a very special song from my country music album, Africa Queen, by 2face Idibia. Every time I play or listen to this music, I get excited and I'm happy to be from Nigeria.

Innocent Ujah Idibia was born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, He is regarded as the "most influential" in the Nigerian music industry following his contributions to Nigerian pop music in the 2000s

I've enjoyed the musicians that @hiveopenmic has always been chosen to provide us with the weekly theme ever since I joined the music community.

And I always like joining in on the chorus for any theme the most recent artists in our community decide we should explore.

song lyrics

Yeah, yeah, you are my African Queen, oooh Lord, oooh Lord

Just like the sun lights up the Earth, you light up my life
The only one I've ever seen with a smile so bright
And just yesterday, you came around my way
And changed my whole scenery with your astonishing beauty

Ah, you coulda make a brother sing
You ordinary thing, a supernatural being
I know you are just brighter than the moon
Brighter than the star, I love you just the way you are

And you are my African Queen, the girl of my dreams
You take me where I've never been
You make my heart go ting-a-ling-a-ling, oh ahh
You are my African Queen, the girl of my dreams
And you remind me of a thing
And that is the African beauty

Yahh oooo you are my African Queen, oh Lord, ooh Lord, hmm

Out of a million you stand as one, the outstanding one
I look into your eyes, girl, what I see is Paradise
Yeah, you captivated my soul, now everyday I want you more
How can I deny this feeling I'm feeling inside?

Ey, oh no one can never take your place, can never take your space
That's a fact I cannot erase
And you, you are the one that makes me smile
Make me float like a boat upon the Nile

Girl you are my African Queen, the girl of my dreams
You take me where I've never been
You make my heart go ting-a-ling-a-ling, oh ahh
You are my African Queen, the girl of my dreams
And you remind me of a thing
And that is the African beauty
Song lyrics

I hope you enjoy the music and thanks for listening

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