Lyrics Her Sister Touya - Bambara

Her Sister Touya

Well I’m standing here again
But it’s not the same as it was back
When your father was in the pen
It’s empty now
And the hives have all been knocked loose
From where they’d been
Yeah, they’ve fallen down
We’d watch her from the roof
Watch Touya scream and dance around
On her small muscular feet
'Til she’d fall down
«Her sister, Touya
Lived behind the apartment building down the street
She sat there fat and naked
All tangled up in weeds
But she seemed happy on her dirty mattress
Swatting at the bees»
«I'm not a stranger», I said
Touya did a little spin
Rat shit rides the wind on black plastic bags
And I’m looking down
Where I put my fingers in your mouth
While Touya waved her legs like flags
I’m hunted now
Yeah, like a rabid dog
But I’m not afraid
I am afraid
Oh Touya, I see you smiling in your filth
And I see your sister
She’s telling me she’s not afraid
Yeah, she is afraid
I’m a stranger
I’m a stranger