From the recording Sankofa
Performed by Olivia K & The Parkers
Olivia K-- songwriter, lead vocals, backing vocals
Jesse Featherstone-- arranger, producer, keyboard, organ, backing vocals
Elena Conn-- drum kit
Jonathan Toscano-- bass guitar
Ricky Pistone-- electric guitar
Kai Sandoval-- trumpet
Lomar Brown-- saxophone
Lyrics
That Afro
Is oh so natural
Tell me how you make it grow
Tell me cuz I need to know
That Afro
Is putting on quite a show
And maybe I need to know you better
Walking down the street
I keep on looking at my feet
Cuz everybody that I meet
Always wants talk to me
And I can't fathom why
I guess I am a friendly guy
But then I look into their eyes
And that's when I realize they think
That Afro
Is oh so natural
Tell me how you make it grow
Tell me cuz I need to know
That Afro
Is putting on quite a show
And maybe I need to know you better
I was minding my business
When someone came to me in distress
They keep asking me questions
And I'm just wondering what is this
They keep telling me their problems
And I don't know I can solve them
But then they keep on saying Harlem
And that's when I know what they're wanting
That Afro
Is oh so natural
Tell me how you make it grow
Tell me cuz I need to know
That Afro
Is putting on quite a show
And maybe I need to know you better
Please don't touch it
I know you love it
But I'm tryna to walk in
This supermarket
And I love it too
But I think you knew
You wouldn't put hands in my food
So why you put hands in my do
That Afro
Is oh so natural
Tell me how you make it grow
Tell me cuz I need to know
That Afro
Is putting on quite a show
And maybe I need to know you better