Lyrics
Come and gather round children
Come together, children, and gather around
Lets get together and sing this song
Let's unite and sing this song collectively
Got to settle down children
We need to calm down, children
Lets all join and sing this
Let's all participate and sing this song
Song sing it sing it
Emphasis on singing and continuing the song
Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom
Repetitive chant, no specific meaning
Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom
-Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom
-Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom
-I’d like to take this time to thank you all
An expression of gratitude to everyone
Thank you from the soul deep in my heart
Thanking sincerely and profoundly from the heart
Thank you for the love that’s going around
Gratefulness for the love circulating
We give it to you in some sweet sound
Expressing giving love through music
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Non-verbal vocalization, emphasis
Boom shaka laka, boom boom boom
Repetition of earlier chant
Boom shaka laka, boom boom boom
-Dance the little children while
Encouraging children to dance
I sing this song
Singing while the children are dancing
Jump a little bit higher while
Encouraging higher jumping while singing
I sing this song
Singing while the jumping continues
Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
Repeating the chant during the song
Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
-Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
-Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
-Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Repetitive non-verbal emphasis
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
Continued repetition of the chant
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
-Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
-Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom
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