Pata Pata

Words & Music:

Miriam Makeba

 

Chord riff for entire song is:  I  IV  I  V vamped ad infinitum.  The original chords are the barre chords Eb  Ab  Eb  Bb.  You can capo up and play E  A  E  B or A  D  A  E  or D  G  D  A  or whatever chord set suits you.

 

Khalisa Pata Pata.  Khalisa Pata Pata.

 

CHORUS:

Saguquka  sathi bheka, (Nantsi, Pata Pata)

Saguquka  sathi bheka, (Yiyo, Pata Pata)

Saguquka  sathi bheka, (Nantsi, Pata Pata)

Saguquka  sathi bheka, (Yiyo, Pata Pata)

 

Ha hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Nantsi, Pata Pata)

Hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Yiyo, Pata Pata)

Ha hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Nantsi, Pata Pata)

Hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Yiyo, Pata Pata)

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE 1:

Pata Pata is the name of a dance, we did down Gauteng way

Everybody starts to move [Khalisa Pata Pata]

As soon as Pata Pata begins to play [hayi-bo!]

 

CHORUS:

 

Ha hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Nantsi Pata Pata)

Hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Yiyo Pata Pata)

Ha hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Nantsi Pata Pata)

Hiya mama, hi-ya-mama (Yiyo Pata Pata)

 

CHORUS:

 

Ah-ah, ooooooh, oooh, ah-ah, ooooooh, oooh [2x]

 

BRIDGE 2:

Every Friday and Saturday nights, ooooh, it's Pata Pata time.

The music keeps going all night long.

'Til the morning sun begins to shine [Hayi-bo! Ha, hayi-bo!]

Khalisa Pata Pata.  Khalisa Pata Pata.

 

CHORUS:

 

Ha, hi-ya, mama!  Hi-ya, mama!  Hi-ya, mama!  Hi-ya, mama!

Hi-ya, mama!  Hi-ya, mama!  Oooohhhh!  Ah-ah!